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Las Encinas Mine

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Iron Ore
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotLas Encinas produces iron ore pellets and magnetite concentrate in Mexico. The Las Encinas operates the Aquila and Palomas open pit mines located in Michoacán and Jalisco, respectively. In January 2023, the Aquila operations was temporarily shut down.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Ternium S.A 100 % Indirect
Ternium has a 100% interest in Las Encinas, an iron ore production facility in Mexico.

Deposit type

  • Skarn

Summary:

The Las Encinas operates the Aquila and Palomas open pit mines.

Aquila is a mine composed predominantly of magnetite with a hematite roof and sulphides and silicates gangue. The form of mineralization is massive and disseminated (mineralized hornfels, endoeskarn), with mineralized gaps. The mine site is hosted along a large failure line and between the contact of an intrusive diorite and limestone, and the shape of the deposit is slightly amorphous, crossed by a countless number of dams and mainly controlled by geological structures.

Palomas is a skarn mine with calcareous-pelitic ferrous type. It is formed by massive, and bordered by disseminated mineral. The bodies are disposed in concordant tabular horizons with a northwest and southeast-oriented pseudo stratification and northeast-oriented dip. The mineralization is predominantly magnetite and the gangue mineral is composed of garnet, pyrite and calcite. The surrounding rocks are skarn (calcareous protolyte, clayey calcareous and Cretaceous sandy) or hornfels (clayey protolyte). The stratigraphic sequence is affected by dyke intrusions of monzonitic and granite composition.

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Comminution

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Production

CommodityUnits2022202120202019201820172016
Iron Ore Mt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe1.91.81.81.9
All production numbers are expressed as concentrate & pellets.

Operational metrics

Metrics2022202120202019201820172016
Ore tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2.3 Mt2.7 Mt2.8 Mt3.1 Mt

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Financials

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Capital expenditures M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 50   10   19  

Heavy Mobile Equipment

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....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Subscription required Sep 17, 2023

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