Mine detail: La Encantada/Contreras

Previously called 'Contreras MineDavid ContrerasLa Encantada'

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Location

Lat / long: 27.3336, -102.00041

Resource(M)

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Other material: Anglesite, Cerargyrite, Cerussite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Limonite, Sphalerite, Willemite
Discovery year: 1956

Production

Operation type: Underground
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1963

Geology

References

MAS2010130027
DEP10158581
Reference{Deposit:: 1978 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY}{Deposit:: OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, NEW YORK, MC-}{Deposit:: GRAW-HILL, 1978, 315 P.}{Deposit:: ANNUAL REPORTS, LACANA MINING CORP., 1975-1979.}{Deposit:: CUNNING, KESLER, AND KRYSTIC, LEAD IN MEXICAN MINERAL}{Deposit:: DEPOSITS, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 74, NO. 6, P.1407.}{Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1978 INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY}{Deposit:: MCGRAW-HILL, 315 P.}{Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1980 INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY}{Deposit:: OF MINING, P.319.}{Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, LA ENCANTADA COPES WITH}{Deposit:: COMPLEX PROBLEMS, NOV. 1980, PP.141-143.}{Deposit:: LOZEJ, GIAN PAOLO, AND FRANK BEALES, STRATIGRAPHY AND}{Deposit:: STRUCTURE OF LA ENCANTADA MINE AREA, COAHUILA, MEXICO,}{Deposit:: DEC. 1977, PP.1793-1807.}{Deposit:: MINING ANNUAL REVIEW-1980, MEXICO, P.390.}{Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, LA ENCANTADA, JAN.1980,PP.12-23.}{Reserve-Resource:: MINING ANALYSIS SYSTEM ECON. PLANNING, RTZ 1975, P. 160.}
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