The Chino is a copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,450 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,450 Feet (1,966 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.7917, -108.06670
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Chino MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chino
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Central District
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Fee Ownership
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Chino Mines Co.
Company ID: 2900708
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1995
Owner Name: Mitsubishi Corp.
Company ID: 2900708
Percent: 33.30
Home Office: Japan
Info Year: 1995
Owner Name: Phelps Dodge Corp.
Company ID: 2900708
Percent: 66.70
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1995
Production
Year: 1987
Mined: 15605000.000 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: Ore 15605000 Mt Ore Mined
Year: 1986
Mined: 13021000.000 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 102,293 Mt Cu & 592 Mt Mo Produced 13021000 Mt Ore Mined
Year: 1985
Mined: 12560000.000 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 125,502 Mt Cu Produced 12560000 Mt Ore Mined
Year: 1984
Mined: 12470000.000 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 87,906 Mt Cu Produced 12470000 Mt Ore Mined
Year: 1983
Mined: 9669000.000 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 96,607 Mt Cu Produced 9669000 Mt Ore Mined
Year: 1982
Mined: 4813000.000 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 44,730 Mt Cu Produced 4813000 Mt Ore Mined
Year: 1981
Mined: 6870000.000 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 6870000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
Year: 1980
Mined: 4960000.000 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 4960000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
Year: 1979
Mined: 6553000.000 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 6553000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
Year: 1978
Mined: 5673000.000 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 5673000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
Year: 1977
Mined: 6174000.000 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 6174000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
Year: 1976
Mined: 6269000.000 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 6269000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
Year: 1975
Mined: 4813000.000 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 4813000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
Year: 1974
Mined: 6933000.000 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 6933000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Solvent Extraction-Electrowin
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin
Year First Production: 1912
Discovery Year: 1801
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Cuprite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Comments
Comment (Production): ALSO HAS 653.6 MILLION MT LEACH MATERIAL @ 0.24% CU. PROD CAPACITY IS FOR SULFIDE ORE GOING TO SULFIDE CONCENTRATE RESERVE IN ADIT IS FOR SULFIDE MATERIAL- PROVEN + PROBABLE 1982-1985 PRODUCTION FROM STD OIL (OHIO) CORP (SOHIO) 1982- 1985 ANNUAL REPORTS 1986 PRODUCTION PROVIDED BY MINE STAFF CHINO MINE (PHONE CONVERSATION 7/87) THE 1987 PRODUCTION DATA IS FROM THE 1987 PHELPS DODGE ANNUAL REPORT P. 9.
Comment (Economic Factors): THE FIRST MILL WAS BUILT IN 1911-GRAVITY MILL, 1924 BECAME A FLOTATION MILL, MODERNIZED IN 1938, MOLYBDENITE PLANT BUILT IN 1937. A NEW MILL WITH A CAPACITY OF 34013 MTPD WAS COMPLETED IN 1982. CURRENT CAPACITY IS 40,823 MTPD.
Comment (Production): BLISTER COPPER IS FIRE REFINED.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): THE QUANTITY IN Q2 IS BLANK BECAUSE THE TONNAGE OF LEACHABLE MATERIAL IS UNDETERMINED, ASSUMED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE PROPERTY. M2=Q/UNK. RESERVES 1987. MATRIX 1 COLUMN 1 EQUALS RESERVE 1. M3C1=R2. M9C4=R1
Comment (Deposit): PHELPS DODGE IS INSTALLING A SX-EW PLANT DURING 2ND HALF OF 1988
References
Reference (Deposit): PAY DIRT. MITSUBISHI TO BECOME ONE-THIRD PARTNER WITH
Reference (Deposit): EXPANSION, MODERNIZATION AT CHINO, FEBUARY 1980, P.6.
Reference (Deposit): PAY DIRT. KENNECOTT BEGINS COST-CUTTING DRIVE WITH
Reference (Deposit): GURTLER, DAVID J., DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
Reference (Deposit): CHINO MINES DIVISION, FILE REPORT, SEPTEMBER 27, 1977.
Reference (Deposit): NEW YORK, N.Y.
Reference (Deposit): LEWIS, J.D., AND R.C. SMITH, KENNECOTT COPPER CORPORATION-
Reference (Deposit): MINES CO. SME PREPRINT 85-138, SME-AIME ANNUAL MEETING,
Reference (Deposit): SCHNEIDER, R.P., 1985 "CONCENTRATOR OPERATIONS AT CHINO
Reference (Deposit): PP. 108-117.
Reference (Deposit): OPTIONS, MINERALS & METALLURGICAL PROCESSING, MAY 1986,
Reference (Deposit): INVESTIGATION OF ALTERNATIVE SAG MILL RECYCLE TREATMENT
Reference (Deposit): PP. 24-31.
Reference (Deposit): PHELPS DODGE HAS SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT, E&MJ AUG 1987,
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, #670, 4/95, P.4A-8A.
Reference (Deposit): PRODUCTION, RECOVERY, 7/94, P.16A,17A.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, $16 MILLION CHINO MILL PROJECT TO UP
Reference (Deposit): MEETING, MAY 9, 1992.
Reference (Deposit): AT ARIZONA SECTION, AIME MINERAL DRESSING DIVISION SPRING
Reference (Deposit): CHINO MINES CO., CONCENTRATOR PLANT DESCRIPTION, PRESENTED
Reference (Deposit): PERCENT, SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 8/92, P4A-6A.
Reference (Deposit): DILLARD, GARY, $10.4 MILLION PROJECT UPS MILL OUTPUT 5.9
Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING, 4/90, P.343,344.
Reference (Deposit): ECONOMIC MATERIAL SPLITS AT CHINO MINES, MINING
Reference (Deposit): KENNECOTT ANNUAL REPORT 1977, P 8; 1978, P 29; 1980 P 12&28.
Reference (Deposit): WORLD MINING SEPTEMBER 1982, P. 69.
Reference (Deposit): WITH MITSUBISHI FOR CHINO, MARCH 14, 1981, P 8.
Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW. KENNECOTT COMPLETES PARTNERSHIP
Reference (Deposit): CHINO COPPER SMELTER, OCTOBER 2, 1982.
Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW. KENNECOTT/MITSUBISHI TO MODERNIZE
Reference (Deposit): KENNECOTT AT CHINO OPERATIONS, JANUARY 1981,P. 10.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PHELPS DODGE CORP., 1994 FORM 10-K, P.12.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PHELPS DODGE CORP SEC FORM 10-K REPT DEC 31, 1993, P. 11.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PHELPS DODGE CORP SEC FORM 10-K REPT DEC 31, 1993, P. 12.
Reference (Deposit): P54-60
Reference (Deposit): CKS:THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHINO,MINING ENGINEERING JAN 1966
Reference (Deposit): GIBSON,W AND TRUJILLO,A.,FROM INDIAN SCRAPINGS TO 85-TON TRU
Reference (Deposit): BU MINES IC 7837 (CUTOFF GRD).
Reference (Deposit): CO PROSPECTUS 1971 (TONS & GRADE, CONC GRD, MILL RCVRY).
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PHELPS DODGE CORP., 1995 FORM 10-K REPORT, P. 11.
Reference (Deposit): MSHA NUMBER ADDED BY MILS 4-80
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PHELPS DODGE CORP., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 22.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PHELPS DODGE CORP., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.14,15.
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