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Cananea Copper Mine, Sonora, Mexico. Mining in Mexico represented 2.4% of the nation's gross domestic product in 2023 and employed 350,000 people in 2020. Mexico is the world's largest producer of silver and a globally significant producer of gold, copper and zinc. In 2020, Mexico produced the world's 12th largest volume of minerals by value.
Guerrero Gold Belt is a region in Mexico with gold mineralization in the southern State of Guerrero that extends over 35 kilometers north of Acapulco.Located in an area consisting of several multimillion ounce gold deposits related to Fe-Au skarns, the area is known for its historic small mining operations dating back to 1924.
The mine has estimated reserves of 7.43 million oz of gold and 52.54 million oz of silver. [1] In January 2017, Goldcorp sold the mine to Leagold Mining Corporation for $438 million as part of a divestment of non-core assets. [2] In 2020, Leagold was acquired by Equinox Gold, making Los Filos now owned by Equinox Gold. [3]
El Chanate is an open-pit gold mine located in the Altar Municipality of Sonora, [3] close to the Mexico–United States border, [4] in the northwest of Sonora, Mexico that is owned by Canadian corporation Alamos Gold. [4] The mine covers 4,618 hectares and is located around a fault, above sedimentary and volcanic rocks.
This list of mines in Mexico is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.
1.1 Mexico. 1.2 Caribbean. 2 Africa. 3 Oceania. 4 South America. ... The following are lists of gold mines and are subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists ...
The same month, Alamos Gold completed construction ahead of schedule of La Yaqui Grande, part of its Mulatos mining complex in Sonora, Mexico, [53] and was the recipient of the 2022 Silver Helmet Award by the Mexico Mining Chamber (CAMIMEX) which rewards companies with the best safety indicators in mining processes. [54]
The Morelos mine is one of the largest gold mines in Mexico. [1] The mine is located in the south of the country in Guerrero . [ 1 ] The mine has estimated reserves of 3.07 million ounces of gold .