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Trion Mine, Luz del Cobre, San Antonio de la Huerta, Soyopa Municipality, Sonora, Mexicoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Trion Mine | Mine |
| Luz del Cobre | - not defined - |
| San Antonio de la Huerta | - not defined - |
| Soyopa Municipality | Municipality |
| Sonora | State |
| Mexico | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 37' 56'' North , 109° 37' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Antonio de la Huerta | 210 (2014) | 1.2km |
| Tonichi | 288 (2018) | 6.7km |
| San Javier | 457 (2018) | 12.1km |
| Soyopa | 130 (2018) | 14.7km |
| Onavas | 361 (2018) | 21.1km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Trion, San Antonio de la Huerta, Mun. de Soyopa, Sonora, Mexico
Ref.: Panczner (1987): 272. Called this the "Triunfo Mine" evidently confusing the Triunfo-San Antonio Mine in Baja California Sur with the Trion Mine at San Antonio de la Huerta in Sonora.
Small breccia pipe above a Porphyry Copper system. Mineralization is deeply oxidized and leached with abundant chalcanthite. Mine was headed into production in the 1970s when uranium was discovered in the form of metatorbernite and under then Mexican Law the Mexican nuclear institute "studied" the mine for 5 years before releasing it. Copper price had dropped so the mine was uneconomic and remains more or less as it was then. There have been repeated attempts to run an in-situ leach operation here but proximity to the Rio Yaqui has prevented it.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O References: |
| ⓘ Metatorbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu References: Megaw, Peter (2023) Personal Communication. Identified by Peter Megaw: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Metatorbernite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMagmatic Province
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Trion Mine, Luz del Cobre, San Antonio de la Huerta, Soyopa Municipality, Sonora, Mexico