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CONF IDENTIAL
MERCURY MINES OF THE WORLD
CHART NO. XI
No.
Name and Location
Ownership and Nation-
Production
ORE DEPOSITS AND ORE RESERVES
PRODUCTION METHODS
TRANSPORTATION
on
of Mine or Produc-
ality of Controlling
Year
Flasks of
Geological and Mineralogical Notes and Ore Analysis
and Plant Capacities
Labor Employed
and Other Data
Map.
ing Area
Capital
76 pounds
MEXICO (Cont'd.)
51.
El Moral Mine
Cia Minerales Mex
1942
30-35 per
Cinnabar in veins and disseminated in rhyolite.
Shallow open cut mining, hand
15 miles northwest
Leasees and operators.
month
Ore averages 0.25 - 0.33% Hg. Estimated reserves
methods.
of Mascata, 10
Mexican
in 1943 16,000 tons 0.3% Hg.
miles by burro to
mine.
State: Jalisco.
PERU
52.
Chonta Mine
Panaminas, Inc. opera-
Cinnabar occurs in cavity fillings and a few narrow
Hand mining, underground
Property is very
inaccessible.
Chonta District
tors, a subsidiary of
veins in sedimentary rocks. Grade of ore varies
workings, ore is hand sorted.
40 miles southwest
Ventures Ltd. of
Peru Production
between 0.3 - 0.9% Hg. Reserves are small.
20 ton daily capacity Gould
Grade of ore is
of Huanuco.
1941
rotary furnace installed in
lower than ex-
Canada.
United States Capital
145
1942. Furnace is coal fired.
pected.
Prov. Dos de Mayo.
1942
Altitude: 14,600'.
Control.
1943
326
1944
152
1945
209
53.
Santa Barbara Mine
E. E. Fernandini
1946
5
Irregular pockets of cinnabar in nearly vertical
Extensive underground work-
Mercury shipped by
2 miles south of
Owner.
sandstone-limestone beds of Cretaceous age. Ore is
ings. Mill planned for 250
truck to Huancave-
the town of
Peruvian Control.
low grade but the tonnage is large. Reopened in
tons per day; 2 Gould fur-
lica, rail to
Huancavelica,
1943.
naces and a hydroelectric
Callao.
Prov. of Huancave-
plant of 750 kw. capacity
Discovered in 1570
lica.
were started in 1943.
and worked by
Altitude: 12,250'.
Spaniards.
CHILE
54.
Punitaqui Mine
Cia Minera Punitaqui
1938
44
Gold occurs in a mineralized sheer zone, 30 feet wide
Deposit developed by an adit
Gold-copper concen-
22 miles southwest
Chilean owned and
1939
100(Est)
and 2,500 feet long, in porphyry. The zone has a
2,500 feet long, a shaft 500
trates transported
of Ovalle, Prov.
managed. Headquar-
1940
100(Est)
N - S strike with a 60° dip. Cinnabar occurs in
feet deep, and 4 levels 135 feet
by railway to
of Coquimbo, Cen-
ters: Calle Agus-
1941
1,305
northern part of the mine workings. Ore contains
apart. Ore mined by cut-and-fill
Chagres Copper
tral Chile.
tinas 925.
1942
2,256
from 6 - 9 gr. Au, 0.01 - 0.07% Hg, 0.6 - 0.8% Cu.
method. Flotation plant of 400
smelter; mercury
2,561
Reserves in 1942: Measured ore 300,000 tons, indi-
tons daily capacity. Ore con-
sold to Metals
Santiago, Chile.
1943
1944
1,181
cated ore 600,000 tons.
taining cinnabar is treated in
Reserve Co. during
1945
862
distillation furnaces.
the war.
1946
500(Est)
GERMANY
55.
Landsberg Mine
German Control.
1938
1, 363
Cinnabar disseminated in a melaphyre lava bed.
2 revolving tube furnaces
The property
At Obermoschel
1939
1,102
Country rock is Permian. Ore averages 0.2% Hg.
200 tons daily capacity.
closed down at
near Bingen. A
1940
870
Reserves not reported.
80% recovery.
the end of 1942
port on the Rhine,
1941
522
presumably because
southwest Germany.
1942
500
sufficient mercury
1943
was being received
1944
from Italy.
ONE IDENTIAL
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"ocrText": "CONF IDENTIAL\nMERCURY MINES OF THE WORLD\nCHART NO. XI\nNo.\nName and Location\nOwnership and Nation-\nProduction\nORE DEPOSITS AND ORE RESERVES\nPRODUCTION METHODS\nTRANSPORTATION\non\nof Mine or Produc-\nality of Controlling\nYear\nFlasks of\nGeological and Mineralogical Notes and Ore Analysis\nand Plant Capacities\nLabor Employed\nand Other Data\nMap.\ning Area\nCapital\n76 pounds\nMEXICO (Cont'd.)\n51.\nEl Moral Mine\nCia Minerales Mex\n1942\n30-35 per\nCinnabar in veins and disseminated in rhyolite.\nShallow open cut mining, hand\n15 miles northwest\nLeasees and operators.\nmonth\nOre averages 0.25 - 0.33% Hg. Estimated reserves\nmethods.\nof Mascata, 10\nMexican\nin 1943 16,000 tons 0.3% Hg.\nmiles by burro to\nmine.\nState: Jalisco.\nPERU\n52.\nChonta Mine\nPanaminas, Inc. opera-\nCinnabar occurs in cavity fillings and a few narrow\nHand mining, underground\nProperty is very\ninaccessible.\nChonta District\ntors, a subsidiary of\nveins in sedimentary rocks. Grade of ore varies\nworkings, ore is hand sorted.\n40 miles southwest\nVentures Ltd. of\nPeru Production\nbetween 0.3 - 0.9% Hg. Reserves are small.\n20 ton daily capacity Gould\nGrade of ore is\nof Huanuco.\n1941\nrotary furnace installed in\nlower than ex-\nCanada.\nUnited States Capital\n145\n1942. Furnace is coal fired.\npected.\nProv. Dos de Mayo.\n1942\nAltitude: 14,600'.\nControl.\n1943\n326\n1944\n152\n1945\n209\n53.\nSanta Barbara Mine\nE. E. Fernandini\n1946\n5\nIrregular pockets of cinnabar in nearly vertical\nExtensive underground work-\nMercury shipped by\n2 miles south of\nOwner.\nsandstone-limestone beds of Cretaceous age. Ore is\nings. Mill planned for 250\ntruck to Huancave-\nthe town of\nPeruvian Control.\nlow grade but the tonnage is large. Reopened in\ntons per day; 2 Gould fur-\nlica, rail to\nHuancavelica,\n1943.\nnaces and a hydroelectric\nCallao.\nProv. of Huancave-\nplant of 750 kw. capacity\nDiscovered in 1570\nlica.\nwere started in 1943.\nand worked by\nAltitude: 12,250'.\nSpaniards.\nCHILE\n54.\nPunitaqui Mine\nCia Minera Punitaqui\n1938\n44\nGold occurs in a mineralized sheer zone, 30 feet wide\nDeposit developed by an adit\nGold-copper concen-\n22 miles southwest\nChilean owned and\n1939\n100(Est)\nand 2,500 feet long, in porphyry. The zone has a\n2,500 feet long, a shaft 500\ntrates transported\nof Ovalle, Prov.\nmanaged. Headquar-\n1940\n100(Est)\nN - S strike with a 60° dip. Cinnabar occurs in\nfeet deep, and 4 levels 135 feet\nby railway to\nof Coquimbo, Cen-\nters: Calle Agus-\n1941\n1,305\nnorthern part of the mine workings. Ore contains\napart. Ore mined by cut-and-fill\nChagres Copper\ntral Chile.\ntinas 925.\n1942\n2,256\nfrom 6 - 9 gr. Au, 0.01 - 0.07% Hg, 0.6 - 0.8% Cu.\nmethod. Flotation plant of 400\nsmelter; mercury\n2,561\nReserves in 1942: Measured ore 300,000 tons, indi-\ntons daily capacity. Ore con-\nsold to Metals\nSantiago, Chile.\n1943\n1944\n1,181\ncated ore 600,000 tons.\ntaining cinnabar is treated in\nReserve Co. during\n1945\n862\ndistillation furnaces.\nthe war.\n1946\n500(Est)\nGERMANY\n55.\nLandsberg Mine\nGerman Control.\n1938\n1, 363\nCinnabar disseminated in a melaphyre lava bed.\n2 revolving tube furnaces\nThe property\nAt Obermoschel\n1939\n1,102\nCountry rock is Permian. Ore averages 0.2% Hg.\n200 tons daily capacity.\nclosed down at\nnear Bingen. A\n1940\n870\nReserves not reported.\n80% recovery.\nthe end of 1942\nport on the Rhine,\n1941\n522\npresumably because\nsouthwest Germany.\n1942\n500\nsufficient mercury\n1943\nwas being received\n1944\nfrom Italy.\nONE IDENTIAL"
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