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Tyrone Mine

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 Location:
9 km SW from Tyrone, New Mexico, United States

  Address:
Hwy 90 South Tyrone Road
Tyrone
New Mexico, United States
88065
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Copper
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start...
Mine Life2027


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 100 % Indirect
Freeport Minerals Corp. (operator) 100 % Direct

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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 chrysocolla.


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

Tyrone mine is an open-pit copper mining complex and has been in operation since 1967. It is located in Grant County, New Mexico, 10 miles south of Silver City, New Mexico, along State Highway 90. The site is accessible by paved road and by rail.

The available mining fleet consists of nine 240-metric-ton haul trucks loaded by one electric shovel with a bucket size of 47 cubic meters, which is capable of moving an average of 108,000 metric tons of material per day.


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Production:

CommodityUnits202120202019201820172016
Copper M lbs  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required556176
All production numbers are expressed as cathode.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202120202019201820172016
Daily mining capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required68,000 t49,000 t49,000 t49,000 t
Annual production capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required100 M lbs of copper cathode100 M lbs of copper cathode100 M lbs of copper cathode100 M lbs of copper cathode
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Reserves at December 31, 2021:
Mineral Reserves Cut-off grade is 0.05 % Cu.
Mineral Resources Cut-off grade is 0.02 % Cu.

CategoryOreTypeTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven ROM leach 18 Mt Copper 0.29 %
Probable ROM leach 1 Mt Copper 0.13 %
Proven & Probable ROM leach 19 Mt Copper 0.28 % 0.1 B lbs
Measured ROM leach 115 Mt Copper 0.22 %
Indicated ROM leach 29 Mt Copper 0.21 %
Inferred ROM leach 15 Mt Copper 0.21 %
Total Resource ROM leach 158 Mt Copper 0.22 % 0.8 B lbs



Heavy Mobile Equipment as of December 31, 2021:
HME TypeModelSizeQuantity
Shovel ....................... Subscription required 47 cu. m ....................... Subscription required
Truck (haul) 240 t ....................... Subscription required
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Mine Management:

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Staff:

EmployeesYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

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Form 10-K 2018
Form 10-K 2017
Form 10-K 2016
Form 10-K 2015
Form 10-K 2014
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