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The Rio Sonora – The Rio Sonora Foundation

Three rivers rise at the site of the Buena Vista Copper Mine in Cananea, Sonora Mexico. The San Pedro flows north and crosses into Arizona near Palominas before joining the Gila River to the north. The Rio Bacanuchi and the Rio Sonora rise to the south of the mine site, the Bacanuchi somewhat to the west, the Sonora more to the east. Get price

Empire Zinc Mine

in 1916 empire zinc co. built 250 tpd magnetic separation mill for treating zn sulfide ores. in 1920 empire zinc acquired adjacent republic mine from republic mining and milling co., including the welch group (90 acres). in 1927 empire zinc built a 300 tpd flotation mill and treated tailings through 1929 when milling switched to mine ores. Get price

Southeastern Arizona Mining Towns by William Ascarza

Nov 28, 2011Mining in southeastern Arizona has significantly influenced the development of mines in northern Sonora, Mexico. The foundation of Mexico's largest copper mine in Cananea was financed by American capital, specifically under the direction of miners and investors from southeastern Arizona. Overall, the process of mining has established the Get price

NORTH AMERICA

In North America, FCX operates seven open-pit copper mines — Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita and Miami in Arizona, and Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico; and two molybdenum mines — Henderson and Climax in Colorado. Molybdenum concentrate, gold and silver are also produced by certain of FCX's North America copper mines. Get price

Cananea Strike: Background, Causes and Most Outstanding

The h strike of Cananea It was a mobilization of mining workers that began on June 1, 1906 in the town of Cananea, in the state of Sonora. The strike was called to try to improve the deplorable working conditions of Mexican workers and the difference in treatment between them and the Americans. Get price

The Mining Districts Of Pima County

The property was located, according to United States law, by a party of American citizens in 1854 arid was worked by the Arizona Copper Mining and Trading Company. An attempt by Sonorians to take the mines by force was made in 1855 by a company of cavalry from Altar and Ures. Sonora, Mexico, but the soldiers were repulsed. Get price

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE YAQUI AND THEIR LAND By Linda

The absence of roads stunted mining growth and fears in Mexico City that Sonora would be lost to the U.S. kept expansion plans on hold. In 1882 a train linked Hermosillo to Guaymas and later to Nogales. Yankee markets and manufacturers were now available and by 1910, Sonora became the world's richest mining Get price

The Turquoise Mines of the Southwest

Turquoise Mines in New Mexico The Cerrillos Turquoise Mines. Long before the Europeans, the Cerrillos was mined by the people of the Pueblos in the area. The stones from these mines used to be "Tiffany Turquoise" because of their color – sadly, that kind of stone is no longer mined, but only found among private individuals. Get price

The Turquoise Mines of the Southwest

Turquoise Mines in New Mexico The Cerrillos Turquoise Mines. Long before the Europeans, the Cerrillos was mined by the people of the Pueblos in the area. The stones from these mines used to be "Tiffany Turquoise" because of their color – sadly, that kind of stone is no longer mined, but only found among private individuals. Get price

Movies, malls and mines

Grupo Mexico's most dramatic spill, however, occurred in 2014, when the company's Buenavista del Cobre mine in Sonora spilt 40,000 cubic meters of copper sulfate into the Sonora River, creating what is considered the largest environmental disaster in Mexico's history. Get price

Copper Miners Get Help from Women in Long Strike in Mexico

Grupo Mexico announced on April 24 that it would close the Cananea copper mine. The Mexican Miners Union responded saying that it is illegal to close the mine during a strike, and that the law requires that outstanding labor disputes first be resolved. The Mexican Miners Union struck in Cananea last July over health and safety issues. Get price

Toquepala Copper Mine, Southern Peru

Cananea Copper Mine, Sonora, Mexico. One of the largest open-pit copper mines in the world, the Cananea mine produced over 164,000 tonnes of copper in 2006. The active, 2-kilometer-diameter Colorada Pit is recognizable by the concentric steps, or benches, cut around its Get price

Mexico's Worst Mining Disaster Survivors Turn to U.S

Apr 11, 2016When 40 million liters of toxic leaching material and heavy metals from Grupo Mexico's Buenavista del Cobre copper mine spilled into the Bacnuchi and Sonora Rivers in northern Mexico in 2014, the contamination affected over 25,000 people who depend on the rivers for water consumption and their livelihoods. Today, with the assistance of the Project Get price

Drilling Begins at Evrim's Suaqui Verde Copper Project

The belt hosts numerous mines, including the Cananea Copper Mine (7.1 billion tons 0.42% copper)* in Sonora and the Morenci Copper Mine (4.7 billion tons 0.27% copper)* in central Arizona. This copper trend accounts for the second largest concentration of porphyry copper deposits in the world where mining for copper has been continuous for Get price

Stingray Copper Inc.

Jun 08, 2015Owner: Stingray Copper Inc. Location: North Central Sonora Mexico: Background: December 2009 - Stingray is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercator April 2007 - Stingray completed the purchase of of Noranda Exploracion Mexico S.A. de C.V. and changed the name of this subsidiary to Recursos Stingray de Cobre S.A. de C.V. ["Stingray de Cobre"] Website Get price

Mineral Gallery: The Minerals of Mexico

An extensive mining region exists in Sonora and is geologically tied to the same type of mineralogy as is in the mining districts of Arizona. Copper, copper compounds, silver and silver sulfides are abundant here. Tellurates from the mines of Moctezuma are quite unusual, having provided at least seventeen new tellurate minerals to science as Get price

American Turquoise Identification Guide

Cerrillos turquoise mine, located between Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico, is one of the most famous prehistoric mining districts in the American Southwest.Cerrillos is the only turquoise that formed at the base of a volcano; thus, a variety of colors developed from the minerals in Get price

Mining Accidents: A Look Beyond the Headlines

Nov 17, 2014Fast-forward two months, and we witnessed a tailings dam failure at Mount Polley in British Columbia, Canada, and another tailings spill at a copper mine in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. More recently, we also heard about the unfortunate death of 12 coal miners in Colombia and another 25 workers killed in two unrelated coal mining accidents in China. Get price

Ralston Defines Issues Before California Miners' Meeting

The old Mountain Top copper mine has ben relocated by Frank Perl and Byron Rowe and the unwatering of the shaft has disclosed a vein carryingvalues in copper, gold and silver. The Sonora Union Democrat says that the Dreisam mine on. the east belt Is in operation again, that the Uncle Sam mine in the same locality is being reopened, that the Get price

Alacran

Alacrn Project (AZS ): Silver-Gold-Copper In December 2014, Azure entered into an agreement whereby Azure could acquire ownership of the Alacrn Project from Minera Teck S.A. de C.V. (Teck), a -owned subsidiary of Canada's largest diversified resource company, Teck Resources Limited. Teck would retain a back-in right which could be exercised within two months [] Get price

Mining Companies beginning with the letters S

Sondra Consolidated Mill Mining Company - Altar District, State of Sonora, Mexico 1883 Normal Price: $250.00 Our Sales Price: $195.00: Sonora Consolidated Mill Mining Company - New York 1883 Normal Price: $250.00 Our Sales Price: $195.00: Sonora Mining and Development Company - Waterbury, Connecticut 1902 Normal Price: $149.95 Our Sales Get price

Nacozari de Garca

In 1904 the railroad was built, so the copper was moved by train. By 1907, Nacozari had become the metropolis of far northeastern Sonora. The population was 5,000 people, mostly Mexicans and Americans, with some Chinese people. Phelps kept the mines until 1948 when the copper Get price

Solar Replaces Diesel To Power The Milpillas Copper Mine

The Milpillas mine entered production in 2006 when Peoles said it was expected to churn out 56,000t/y of copper cathodes. A global reference in renewable energy use The DeGrussa Copper-Gold Mine is aiming to become a world-leading reference site for the use of renewable energy in the mining industry following the construction of a 10.6MW Get price

Marin Mineral Company

San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm This old copper mine began operation in 1892, stopped operation around 1907, and became a part of the national park in 1940. The specimen is likely over 100 years old! From an old collection and comes mounted in a plastic box. Get price

Reviving Cananea, Mexico: The Recollections of

Reviving Cananea, Mexico: The Recollections of Geologists Vincent Perry and William Humphrey at La Colorada Mine, 1928-1975 Comments Editing by Eleanor Herz Swent Cananea Smelcer and Concentrator Plant, Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, c. 1930, from rhe Pictorial Collection, The Bancroft Library, University of Califonria, Berkeley. Get price