Naica Mine

The Naica Mine of the Mexican state of , is a lead, zinc and silver mine. Located in in the municipality of Saucillo, the Naica Mine is owned by Industrias Peñoles, the world's largest silver producer. discovered during mining operations contain gigantic crystals of CaSO4 · 2 H2O.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cave of the Crystals.
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, also known as Naica Cave or the… is situated 580 metres southwest of Naica Mine.

Naica Mine

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Latitude
27.84945° or 27° 50′ 58″ north
Longitude
-105.50359° or 105° 30′ 13″ west
Open location code
75VPRFXW+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1185364360
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q1639253

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Waray—“Naica Mine” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Naicako meatzea”
  • Catalan: “mina de Naica”
  • Catalan: “Mina de Naica”
  • Chinese: “奈卡礦坑”
  • Croatian: “Rudnik Naica”
  • Dutch: “Cueva de las Espadas”
  • Dutch: “Cueva de los Cristales”
  • Dutch: “Cueva de los Critales”
  • Dutch: “Grot van de Kristallen”
  • Dutch: “Grot van de zwaarden”
  • Dutch: “Grot van Kristallen”
  • Dutch: “Naicamijn”
  • French: “mine de Naica”
  • French: “Mine de Naica”
  • German: “Cueva de los Cristales”
  • German: “Höhlen von Naica”
  • German: “Mine von Naica”
  • German: “Naica”
  • Hungarian: “Naicai bánya”
  • Italian: “Miniera di Naica”
  • Japanese: “ナイカ鉱山”
  • Luxembourgish: “Grouf vun Naica”
  • Macedonian: “Рудникот Наика”
  • Portuguese: “Mina de Naica”
  • Serbian: “Рудник Наика”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de los cristales”
  • Spanish: “Gruta de los Cristales”
  • Spanish: “Mina de Naica”
  • Swedish: “Naicagruvan”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Minahan ha Naica”

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