Northern Mexico
Chihuahua
Saucillo Municipality

Mina Naica

Mina Naica is in , . Mina Naica is situated nearby to the church , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cave of the Crystals and Naica Mine.

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or Giant Crystal Cave is a connected to the at a depth of 300 metres, in , , . It takes the form of a chamber within the limestone host rock of the mine, and is about 109 metres long with a volume of 5,000 to 6,000 cubic metres. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Mina Naica.

Photo: Albertvila1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The of the Mexican state of , is a lead, zinc and silver mine. Located in in the municipality of Saucillo, the is owned by Industrias Peñoles, the world's largest silver producer. discovered during mining operations contain gigantic crystals of CaSO4 · 2 H2O (calcium sulfate dihydrate, gypsum, also sometimes called selenite. is situated 790 metres west of Mina Naica.

Mina Naica

Latitude
27.85184° or 27° 51′ 7″ north
Longitude
-105.49598° or 105° 29′ 46″ west
Open location code
75VPVG23+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1185366852
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
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