Mulatos gold mine

Mulatos gold mineLocation

Mulatos gold mine

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Mulatos gold mine

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Location| Sahuaripa
State| Sonora
Country| Mexico
Coordinates| 28°39′02″N 108°44′33″W﻿ / ﻿28.65058°N 108.74250°W﻿ / 28.65058; -108.74250
Production
Products| Gold
Type| Open-pit
History
Active| 2005-present
Owner
Company| Alamos Gold
Website| www.alamosgold.com/operations/producing-mines/mulatos-mexico/default.aspx
Year of acquisition| 2003

Gold mine in Mexico

Mulatos is a gold mine located in the town of Sahuaripa in Sonora, Mexico.

Alamos Gold bought the mine in 2003 and commercial production started in 2006.

A fatal landslide occurred at the mine in 2018, following a 2014 warning about the potential risk. An armed robbery of gold and silver alloy bars took place on the mine's runway in 2020.

## Description

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The Mulatos mine is an open-pit[1][2] gold mine, located in Sahuaripa, Sonora, Mexico.[3] The state of Sonora produced 33% Mexico's total gold production in 2019.[4] It is one of two mines owned by Alamos Gold in the state of Sonora, the other being El Chanate.[5]

The mine is operated by the company's local subsidiary Minas de Oro Nacional.[6]

## History

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Alamos Gold bought the mine in 2003 for US$10 million and poured the first bar of gold on 2005. Commercial production started in April 2006.[2]

A landslide at the mine in 2018 killed mine workers. The landslide was predicted in 2014 and the subject of a complaint to the Mexican National Commission on Human Rights.[3]

Production increased during 2019.[4] The mine was the target of five[6] armed robbers who took security staff hostage[7] and seized bars of doré (gold-silver alloy) bars from the mine's runway[8] on April 8, 2020,[7] before making off in their own small airplane.[8] The National Bank of Canada reported that 2,600 ounces of the alloy were stolen.[8]

In 2022, the mine's owners extended extraction to a satellite mine in the municipality of Puerto del Aire, where 428,000 ounces of gold are estimated to exist within 2.9 million tonnes of ore.[9]

## See also

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* List of gold mines

## References

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1. ^ Copeland, Cody (2020-04-09). "Robbers steal gold, silver in air-land assault on Sonora mine". Mexico News Daily. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
2. ^ a b "Alamos Gold - Mulatos Mine Mexico". Alamos Gold. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
3. ^ a b Martinez-Alier, Joan (30 Aug 2019). "Canadian corporate cruelty in Mexico and Turkey". The Ecologist. Archived from the original on 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
4. ^ a b Gold To Keep its Shine Despite Fumble Archived 2023-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, Mexico Mining Review (2019), Mexico Business Publishing, p34
5. ^ Leader in Low-Cost Production Ramps Up Activities Archived 2023-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, Mexico Mining Review (2019), Mexico Business Publishing, p46.
6. ^ a b "Robbers escape by air after stealing gold bars from Canadian mine in Mexico". CityNews. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
7. ^ a b Jones, Katie (2020-10-28). "Worth Its Weight In Gold: New Unit Combats Mine Heists In Mexico". InSight Crime. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
8. ^ a b c "Robbers escape by air after stealing gold bars from Canadian mine in Mexico". Toronto Star. 2020-04-09. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
9. ^ Lazenby, Henry (2022-11-15). "Alamos extends high-grade gold zone at Mulatos satellite deposit". Canadian Mining Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

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Organizations|

* Mexican Geological Survey

Companies|

* Alamos Gold
* Aurcana Corporation
* Blackfire Exploration
* Excellon Resources
* Fortuna Silver Mines
* Ganfeng Lithium
* Grupo México
* Hochschild Mining
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Mines by State|

* Baja California
* El Arco mine (copper)
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* Coahuila
* Cloete (coal)
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* La Platosa mine (silver)
* Ojuela (gold)
* Guerrero
* Los Filos mine (gold)
* Morelos mine (gold)
* Hidalgo
* Molango mine (manganese)
* Querétaro
* La Negra mine (silver)
* Sonora
* Buenavista mine (copper)
* El Creston mine (molybdenum)
* La Caridad Mine (copper)
* El Chanate (gold)
* El Pilar mine (copper)
* Mulatos gold mine
* Zacatecas
* Camino Rojo mine (gold)
* La Colorada mine (silver)
* Peñasquito Mine (silver)

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