Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver
TertiaryArsenic, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsArgentite, Arsenopyrite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marmatite, Pyrite, Pyroxene, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1926
Discovery year1554
Identification
Deposit ID10230494
Alternate namesCerro De Proano, Minas De Proano, Unidad Fresnillo, Hacienda Proano, Fresnillo Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates23.17516, -102.87792
References
BIBLIOG.: GEOLOGIA,METODOS DE EXPLOTACION 7 BENEFICIO DE LOSYACIMIENTOS MINERALES EN EL DISTRITO DE FRESNILLO,ZAC. ENVELAZQUEZ S., MANUEL MENDEZ CH., CARLOS E. RABLING, RAFAETORREZ P. FRESNILLO,AGOSTO 1973LOS RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES DE MEXICO, CRNNR BUL 73RTZ MINE INFORMATION SYSTEM, 1973INDUSTRIAS PENOLES, S.A. DE C.V., PENOLES GRUPO MINAS, CIA.FRESNILLO, S.A. DE. C.V., UNIDAN FRESNILLO, JUNE 1991,PAGE 11.AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE 1993,P. 31, 38, 44, 48.