La Caridad Mine

La Caridad Mine

Photo of the mine taken in 2007.
Location
La Caridad Mine Show map of Sonora La Caridad Mine Show map of Mexico
Location	Nacozari
State	Sonora
Country	Mexico
Coordinates	30°19′16″N 109°33′23″W
Production
Products	Copper
Owner
Company	Grupo México

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La Caridad Mine

La Caridad Mine is a large open-pit copper mine in Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico. It is operated by Mexicana de Cobre, S.A.,^[1][2] which is a part of Grupo México, the largest copper producer in Mexico.^[3][4] The mine lies approximately 8 mi (13 km) east of Nacozari de Garcia.^[5]

Although the mine was worked in the 1800s, it was closed about 1948, and did not reopen until 1979.^[6]

In 1985 the mine was producing over 72,000 metric tons of ore per day.^[7] In addition to copper, it produced silver as a byproduct, in 1995 that amounted to over 77 tons of silver.^[8] The mine was repurchased by investors from the Mexican government in 1988.^[9] The mine employed approximately 3,000 workers in 2000.^[10] In 2006 the mine was shut down due to labor strikes.^[11]

See also

• Buenavista mine

References

1. "Organization:Mexicana de Cobre, S.A. De C.V." Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
2. "Natural Gas Import & Export Regulation - Authorizations - Natural Gas Regulation" (PDF). fossil.energy.gov.
3. "Metso Minerals signs service contract with Mexicana de Cobre -". steelguru.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
4. Smithson, Charles W. (1998). Managing Financial Risk. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 181. ISBN 0-07-059354-X.
5. Unknown (c. 1985). "La Caridad Copper Mine—Location and Brief History". Asociación Historia de Nacozari de García, A.C.
6. Harner, John (1998). "Dependency and Development in the Copper Mining Region of Sonora, Mexico". Yearbook. Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers. 24: 17–30. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
7. Antelman, Gretchen; Derdak, Thomas; Mirabile, Lisa; Hast, Adele; Kepos, Paula; Pederson, Jay P.; Grant, Tina; Whiteley, Laura E.; Votteler, Thom (1988). International directory of company histories. Chicago: St. James Press. p. 221. ISBN 1-55862-445-7.
8. Reese, Robert G. Jr. "Silver" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. p. 2.
9. "Mine Sold In Mexico". The New York Times. 1988-11-04. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
10. "Sonora". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
11. "The Form 8-K filed on June 9, 2006, Topic: Closure of La Caridad" (PDF). 9 June 2006.

External links

• La Caridad Mine at Mindat.org