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Tyrone Mine

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 Location:
9 km SW from Tyrone, New Mexico, United States
  Address:
PO Box 571
Tyrone
New Mexico, United States
88065
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Copper
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Processing
  • ROM/dump leach
  • Solvent Extraction & Electrowinning
Mine Life2026

Owners & OPERATOR

Source: p. 4, 178
CompanyInterestOwnership
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 100 % Indirect
Freeport Minerals Corp. (operator) 100 % Direct
Freeport Minerals Corporation (FMC) operates seven open-pit copper mines in North America – Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita and Miami in Arizona, and Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico.
Deposit Type

  • Porphyry

Summary:

The Tyrone mine is a porphyry copper deposit. Mineralization is predominantly secondary sulfide consisting of chalcocite with leachable oxide mineralization consisting of chrysocola.

Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader

Summary:

The available mining fleet consists of seven 240-metric ton haul trucks loaded by one shovel with a bucket size of 47 cubic meters, which is capable of moving an average of 49,000 metric tons of material per day.

Processing Technologies

  • ROM/dump leach
  • Solvent Extraction & Electrowinning

Summary:

Copper processing facilities consist of a SX/EW operation with a maximum capacity of approximately 100 million pounds of copper cathode per year.

Production:

CommodityUnits2018201720162015201420132012
Copper M lbs  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required84949683
All production numbers are expressed as cathode.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics20182017201620152014
Daily mining capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required49,000 t49,000 t135,000 t
Annual production capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required100 M lbs of copper cathode100 M lbs of copper cathode100 M lbs of copper cathode
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Reserves at December 31, 2018:

CategoryOreTypeTonnage CommodityGradeRecoverable Metal
Proven ROM leach 49 Mt Copper 0.26 %
Probable ROM leach 6 Mt Copper 0.21 %
Proven & Probable ROM leach 55 Mt Copper 0.25 % 0.2 B lbs

Heavy Mobile Equipment as of December 31, 2018:
HME TypeSizeQuantity
Shovel 47 cu. m 1
Truck (haul) 240 t 7

Mine Management:

Job TitleNameProfileRef. Date
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
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Form 10-K 2015
Form 10-K 2014
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