La Caridad Mine is a large open-pit copper mine in Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico. It is operated by Mexicana de Cobre, S.A.,[1][2] which is a part of Grupo México, the largest copper producer in Mexico.[3][4] The mine lies approximately 8 mi (13 km) east of Nacozari de Garcia.[5]
 Photo of the mine taken in 2007. | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  La Caridad Mine  La Caridad Mine | |
| Location | Nacozari |
| State | Sonora |
| Country | Mexico |
| Coordinates | 30°19′16″N 109°33′23″W / 30.32111°N 109.55639°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper |
| Owner | |
| Company | Grupo México |
| External image | |
|---|---|
 La Caridad Mine |
Although the mine was worked in the 1800s, it was closed about 1948, and did not reopen until 1979.[6]
In 1985 the mine was producing over 72,000 metric tons of ore per day.[7] In addition to copper, it produced silver as a byproduct, in 1995 that amounted to over 77 tons of silver.[8] The mine was repurchased by investors from the Mexican government in 1988.[9] The mine employed approximately 3,000 workers in 2000.[10] In 2006 the mine was shut down due to labor strikes.[11]
See also
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edit- ^ "Organization:Mexicana de Cobre, S.A. De C.V." Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ "Natural Gas Import & Export Regulation - Authorizations - Natural Gas Regulation" (PDF). fossil.energy.gov.
- ^ "Metso Minerals signs service contract with Mexicana de Cobre -". steelguru.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Smithson, Charles W. (1998). Managing Financial Risk. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 181. ISBN 0-07-059354-X.
- ^ Unknown (c. 1985). "La Caridad Copper Mine—Location and Brief History". Asociación Historia de Nacozari de García, A.C.
- ^ Harner, John (1998). "Dependency and Development in the Copper Mining Region of Sonora, Mexico". Yearbook. Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers. 24: 17–30. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ Antelman, Gretchen; Derdak, Thomas; Mirabile, Lisa; Hast, Adele; Kepos, Paula; Pederson, Jay P.; Grant, Tina; Whiteley, Laura E.; Votteler, Thom (1988). International directory of company histories. Chicago: St. James Press. p. 221. ISBN 1-55862-445-7.
- ^ Reese, Robert G. Jr. "Silver" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. p. 2.
- ^ "Mine Sold In Mexico". The New York Times. 1988-11-04. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ "Sonora". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
- ^ "The Form 8-K filed on June 9, 2006, Topic: Closure of La Caridad" (PDF). 9 June 2006.
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