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Las Truchas Mine

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Iron Ore
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotArcelorMittal has progressed on its project to increase pellet feed production at Las Truchas mine to 2.3 million tonnes per annum with DRI concentrate grade capability. This project will enable concentrate production for the BF route and DRI route, with the goal of supplying ArcelorMittal Mexico's steel operations with high quality feed. Production is expected to start in the first half of 2026.

The concentrated ore was pumped from the mine site through a 26-kilometer slurry pipeline to the steel plant facility in Lázaro Cárdenas.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
ArcelorMittal SA 100 % Indirect
ArcelorMittal Mexico S.A. de C.V (operator) 100 % Direct
ArcelorMittal operates the Las Truchas mine. ArcelorMittal holds an indirect 100% interest.

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Deposit type

  • Skarn
  • Hydrothermal
  • Metamorphic hosted

Summary:

The Las Truchas deposits consist of massive concentrations of magnetite of irregular morphology. The main Las Truchas deposits occur along a geological trend that is about seven kilometers long and about two kilometers wide. The Las Truchas mineral deposits have been classified as hydrothermal deposits, which may have originated from late-stage plutonic activity injecting through older sedimentary rocks. The mineralization of the Las Truchas iron deposits occurs in disseminated and irregular massive concentrations of magnetite within metamorphic rocks and skarns. The mineralization also occurs as fillings of faults, breccia zones, and fractures.

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Comminution

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Iron Ore Mt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe1.41.11.61.41.8
All production numbers are expressed as conc., lump & fines.

Operational metrics

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Ore tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe4.7 Mt

Production Costs

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