Mine detail: Cananea

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

30.95015, -110.30066

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Secondary:	Molybdenum
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1963

Geology

Host type:

Limestone

References

MRDS	D000737
DEP	10008518
Reference	{Deposit:: MINING WORLD, 1962, WHA * GOING ON IN WORLD MINING: NOV.}{Deposit:: PERRY, V.D., 1961, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MINERALIZED BRECCIA PIPES: AIME PREPRINT NO. 61I78}{Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.}{Reserve-Resource:: MIN. WORLD, 1962}
Reporter	King, Robert U., Orris, Greta J., Mosier, Dan