| Deposit ID | 10303160 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 2010190005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unidad De Taxco |
| Alternate or previous names | Taxco, Pedregal Mine, Minas De Guerro Mine, San Antonio Mine, Taxco Unit, Jesus Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.58363, 18.55066 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Guerrero |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Actinolite | Unknown |
| Argentite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Ilvaite | Unknown |
| Pyrargyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Rhodonite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Stolzite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -99.58363, 18.55066 |
|---|
| Length | 2700M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 12M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1522 |
| Mining method | Combined Methods |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Taxco |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Industrial Minera Mexico, S. A. (Immsa) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1989 |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description | 281000 Mtpy |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Description | 688299 Mtpy |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Description | 688299 Mtpy |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description | 688299 Mtpy |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Description | 688299 Mtpy |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Description | 688299 Mtpy |
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Description | 688299 Mtpy |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall depth | 518M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2010190005 |
AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE, 1993,
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STAFF, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS
NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1976, P. 256.
MINING ANALYSIS SYSTEM ECONOMIC PLANNING RTZ, 1973, P. 146.
MINING ANALYSIS SYSTEM ECONOMIC PLANNING RTZ, 1973, P. 176.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1972, P. 55.
NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1977, P. 314.
STAFF, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, INTERNATIONAL
NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1978, P. 315.
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, INDUSTRIAL MINERA MEXICO, S. A.,
BAJA, CALIFORNIA 200 MEXICO 7, D. F., 1978, P. 2.
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1978, INDUSTRIAL MINERA MEXICO,
S.A., BAJA, CALIFORNIA 200 MEXICO 7, D.F., COPY ON FILE
AT BUREAU OF MINES IN DENVER, COLORADO.
E/MJ, NOV. 1980, PP. 115-117.
E/MJ, INTERNAT. DIR. OF MINING, 1981, P. 319.
GROUPO INDUSTRIAL MINERA MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V., ANNUAL
REPORT TO MAR. 31, 1980.
E/MJ, NOV. 1943, P. 106.
MINING CLUB OF THE SOUTHWEST, EXCURSION GUIDEBOOK. 2ND
MEXICAN MINING RAIL EXCURSION, OCT. 31-NOV. 14, 1981.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-AUG-94 | Difrancesco, Carl A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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