Location of Tizapa Mine (Click to enlarge)
Tizapa mine overview
Tizapa mine is located in central Mexico, and produces zinc, lead and copper concentrates from massive sulfide ore. The zinc concentrate produced at Tizapa mine is processed at Dowa's smelter and refinery in Akita prefecture, Japan.
Tizapa’s new mill plant
Tizapa Mine
Flotation process
Tizapa mine shareholders
| Dowa Metals & Mining Co., Ltd. | 39% |
| Sumitomo Corporation | 10% |
| Minas Peñoles S.A. de C.V. | 51% |
Tizapa mine history
| May, 1992 | Minera Tizapa, S.A. de C.V. established. |
| Nov, 1994 | Commercial operation (capacity of 20,000 tonnes/month) commenced. |
| Dec, 1997 | Production of copper concentrate commenced. |
| Apr, 1998 | Operation expanded to 40,000 tonnes/month. |
| 2000 | Operation expanded to 45,000 tonnes/month. |
| 2002 | Total production amounted to 3 millions tonnes. |
| 2006 | Total production amounted to 5 millions tonnes. |
| 2008 | Expansion to 800,000 tonnes/year commenced. |
| 2011 | Total production amounted to 8 millions tonnes. |
| 2011 | Expected to complete expansion in Q3. |
Tizapa mine production
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