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Tayahua Mine

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Tayahua Mine

Location: 90 km SW from Saltillo, Zacatecas, Mexico

Address:

Terminal De Providencia
Mazapil
Zacatecas, Mexico
98238

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Summary

Mine TypeUnderground
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Zinc
  • Gold
  • Silver
Mining Method
  • Sub-level caving
  • Cut & Fill
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SnapshotThe Tayahua mine consists of five currently exploited sites: Santiago, Catasillas, Poniente, San Eligio, and San Marcos.

During 2017-2020, the Tayahua unit increased its processed tonnage by installing new equipment for the existing processing plant.

Copper production forecast for 2024 and 2025 was slightly lowered. This is due to the gradual recovery of operations at the Tayahua unit in the first half of 2024, following maintenance work carried out during the second half of 2023.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Minera Frisco S.A.B. de C.V. 91.69 % Indirect
Minera Frisco S.A.B. de C.V. owns 91.69% of the Tayahua mine through its subsidiary, Ocampo Mining SA de CV.
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Deposit type

  • Skarn

Summary:

The Tayahua underground mine operates in the foothills to the northeast of the Peñasquito property. The mineral deposit being mined at the Tayahua mine is a polymetallic zoned copper-lead-zinc-silver-gold skarn hosted in carbonates adjacent to a quartz monzonite intrusion.

Mining Methods

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits2024202320222021202020172016
Copper M lbs  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe3228
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All production numbers are expressed as metal in concentrate.

Operational metrics

Metrics20202019201820172016
Daily ore mining rate  ....  Subscribe
Daily milling capacity  ....  Subscribe10,000 t10,000 t
Tonnes milled  ....  Subscribe3,665,409 t3,803,988 t2,262,893 t1,971,804 t
Daily processing capacity  ....  Subscribe10,000 t

Production Costs

CommodityUnits2019
Cash costs Copper USD 161 / lb  

Personnel

Mine Management

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