Hacienda Bustos? Marfil

[MissMyBike]

The still-operating plant in GTO is the Cata Plant, belonging to Great Panther Resources. The address for the site is Ex-Hacienda Bustos. If this is your target, it is not at Marfil, but up at Cata. You get there by driving up from Camino Real hotel, turning right in front of hotel Castillo on Panorámica, and traveling another 5 min. You’ll know when you get there when you pass the big gate on the right, where you’ll see the ball mill turning. I know this place well, as I worked for this company for a few years, until May of last year.

Also there is a 1906 book, titled Mexico’s Treasure-House, by Percy F Martin, that can be a rich source for your research. I tried to send you a pic of the cover but the system got overloaded!

While on the subject of beneficiation technologies, look into the Rayas site up past Cata (great lookout too). These circular features are the Patio process, with elaborate schemes of mules turning the wheels to crush the ore before amalgamation, while also serving as the hoist to the shaft in the center. The same book above covers this subject well.

Anyways, too much here for this venue.

Good luck.