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Potosi Mine

Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085142
MRDS ID W700685
Record type Site
Current site name Potosi Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.8672, 28.60025 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.8672, 28.60025
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY BETWEEN 150,000 AND 300,000 TONNES/YEAR.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W700685

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 46.

  • Deposit

    USGS LATIN AMERICAN ARCHIVES, 1998.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey ADDED ESTIMATED LOCATION, DEPOSIT TYPE
Updater 24-AUG-98 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey