| Deposit ID | 10295888 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350230136 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Hidalgo Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Playas Smelter |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.52562, 32.75011 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1320 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mangas Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Hidalgo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 029 S | 017 W | 36 | N2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Secondary |
| Plant (1) | -108.52562, 32.75011 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phelps Dodge Corp |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350230136 |
PRODUCES COPPER MATTE & SULFURIC ACID
$100 MILLION COST. CAPACITY 1400 TPD
NMBMMR
65TH ANNUAL REP STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-OCT-96 | New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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