Latitude: 30°19'4"N
Longitude: 109°33'23"W
Mina la Caridad, La Caridad, Mun. de Nacozari Garcia, Sonora, Mexico
A copper and molybdenum mine (porphyry copper deposit), currently (2010) the largest mine in Mexico. An open pit extracts 90,000 tons/day ore with 0.4% Cu and 0.03% Mo.
Located 200 km NE of the state capital Hermosillo, E of Nacozari, S of Agua Prieta.
Mineral List
34 entries listed. 28 valid minerals.
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References
- Dana 7:I:381.
- Panczner (1987): 146,149,154,383.
- Valencia, V. A. et al. (2008): Econ. Geol. 103, 473-491.
- Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
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