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Home / Localities / Milpillas Mine

Milpillas Mine

Mexico · Sonora

Geography

Country

Mexico

Province / region

Sonora

Coordinates

30.5000°N, 110.4000°W

Elevation

1300 m

Operations

Status

closed (since 2018)

Supply signal

exhausted

Mining method

open-pit (closed) · Cu open-pit. Closed 2018 after pit collapse + water issues.

World-class azurite operation closed after pit collapse + water issues.

Associated minerals3

AzuriteCu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂common
MalachiteCu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂common
CupriteCu2O

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