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Bismark

Plant in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10288333
MRDS ID MX02014
MAS/MILS ID 2010110030
Record type Site
Current site name Bismark
Alternate or previous names Proyecto Project Bismark
Related records 10049395, 10215570

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -107.58339, 31.23266 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

El Paso(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -107.58339, 31.23266
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1979
Mining method Filled Stopes
Year of first production 1992
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Chihuahua Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minera Bismark S. A. De C. V.
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Industrias Penoles, S. A. De C. V.
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Penoles
    Interest 40
    Year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cyprus Minerals
    Interest 40
    Year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Promociones Industriales Banamex
    Interest 20
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Zinc Produced 20000 T
  • Year 1992
    Description Ore Production --- First Year 750000 Mt/Yr
  • Year 1993
    Description Zinc Production Rate 2500 Tpy
  • Year 1996
    Description Daily Ore Production Rate 2000 Mt Per Day

Comments on the production information

  • MOST CONTAINED SILVER IS IN THE LEAD CONCENTRATE.
  • UNITS OF CAPACITY AND OUTPUT ARE IN MT ORE/YEAR AND MT CONC/YEAR RESPECTIVELY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 8520500mt ore
    Demonstrated 8520500mt ore
    Total resources 8520500mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 55 g/mt Silver Minor 1991
    Zinc Zn 8.46 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991
    Lead Pb 0.59 wt-pct Lead Minor 1991
    Copper Cu 0.41 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Inferred 12800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 52 g/mt Silver Minor 1991
    Zinc Zn 11 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991
    Lead Pb 0.6 wt-pct Lead Minor 1991
    Copper Cu 0.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Total resources 21320500mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 53 g/mt Silver Minor 0
    Zinc Zn 10 wt-pct Zinc Major 0
    Lead Pb 0.6 wt-pct Lead Minor 0
    Copper Cu 0.4 wt-pct Copper Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ESTABLISHED BY PREVIOUS MAFO EVALUATOR IN 1989. PUBLISHED RESERVES AS OF DEC, 1991, SAME AS RESOURCE RECORD 01 COLUM 01. SEE BIBLI. PUBLISHED INFERED RESOURCES AS OF DEC., 1991. UNKNOWN IF ESTIMATE INCLUDES QM 1 COL 3. SAME DATA AS RESOURCE RECORD 01 COLUM 05. SEE BIBLI.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 536M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH EXCESSIVE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 2500
    Number of Inclines 3
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings OPEN
    3rd Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 3600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 208
    Year of Information 1992

Comments on other economic factors

  • UNITS OF CAPACITY ARE IN MT ORE/YEAR.
  • UNITS OF CAPACITY ARE IN MT ORE/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAS PENOLES, S.A. DE C.V. "PROYECTO BISMARK" REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINING DISTRICT IS THE STATE OF CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO. THE AREA HAS PROSPECTED SINCE 1885. 6/26/97--CONFIRMED AS PRODUCER BY JAVIER MOYA AT U.S. EMBASSY IN MEXICO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-JUN-97 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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