(Facility) La Caridad Copper Smelter

Plant in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Copper, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304431
MAS/MILS ID 2010491003
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) La Caridad Copper Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -109.63394, 30.48347 (WGS84)
Elevation 1434
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Sonora

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -109.63394, 30.48347

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mexicana De Cobre Sa
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1994

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PART OF LARGE OPEN PIT MINE COMPLEX. GREENFIELD START 6/86. HAS HAD PRODUCTION PROBLEMS. STARTED 2600 MTPD DC ACID PLANT IN 88. SUBJECT TO 1987 US-MEXICO TRANSBOUNDARY AGREEMENT. 6/91 DOWN 40 DAY MAINT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPEMENT OF ENGINEERING

  • Deposit

    OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - LA CARIDAD,

  • Deposit

    MEXICO. BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007; FOR INF., CONTACT S.W.

  • Deposit

    TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-OCT-1995 Towle, Stewart W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.