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Mexico

El Volcan & San Jose Mine

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Iron Ore
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotIn 2019, the El Volcan mine was closed and ArcelorMittal continues to operate certain parts of the El Volcan facilities with material coming from the San Jose mine.

The El Volcan facilities which continue to be used with materials from the San José mine include the concentration plant and port installations.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
ArcelorMittal SA 100 % Indirect
ArcelorMittal Mexico S.A. de C.V (operator) 100 % Direct
ArcelorMittal operates the San José and El Volcan mines. ArcelorMittal’s interest in the San José mine is 100%.

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Deposit type

  • Metasomatic
  • Skarn

Summary:

San José is a metasomatic deposit, produced by hydrothermal replacement, with epidote-garnet skarns located in the contact zone between a Cretaceous limestone unit and a granodioritic intrusive. The mineralization is primarily composed of magnetite, with minor hematite. Accessory sulfide minerals including pyrite and chalcopyrite are also present.

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Comminution

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Production

CommodityUnits20232022202120202019201820172015
Iron Ore kt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe8001,6001,8001,700
All production numbers are expressed as concentrate.

Operational metrics

Metrics202320222021202020192015
Ore tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2.4 Mt
Annual production capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2.3 Mt of iron ore concentrate

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

Job TitleNameProfileRef. Date
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