Cananea mine

Cananea mine
Location
Sonora
Country Mexico
Production
Products Copper

The Cananea mine is a large copper mine located in the north-west of Mexico in Sonora. Cananea represents one of the largest copper reserves in Mexico and in the world, having estimated reserves of 4.52 billion tonnes of ore with a grade of 0.42% copper.[1]

References

  1. "Copper mines" (PDF). southernperu.com. 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-06.

Coordinates: 30°58′12″N 110°19′41″W / 30.9700°N 110.3280°W / 30.9700; -110.3280

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