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San Nicolas Mine

Producer in Jalisco, Mexico with commodity Diatomite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023372
MRDS ID I000262
Record type Site
Current site name San Nicolas Mine
Alternate or previous names Catarina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.00046, 19.50061 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Estimated Location, Poor Precision.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Jalisco

Comments on the location information

  • THE DIATOMITE MINE IS NEAR THE TOWN OF CATARINA, 60 KMS SOUTHEAST OF GUADALAJARA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomaceous Earth Ore
Diatomite Ore

Analytical data

Result DIATOMITE IS USED FOR FILTER AIDS AND FILLERS.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 222
USGS model code 31s
Deposit model name Lacustrine diatomite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.00046, 19.50061
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1967

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Diatomita San Nicolas, Sa De Cv

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PRODUCTS ARE SHIPPED TO LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE, AND AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTION CAPACITY IS 40,000 ST/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KADEY, F.L., JR., 1975, DIATOMITE, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS, 4TH EDITION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 605-635.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1987, DIATOMITE--NO SKELETONS IN THE CUPBOARD: NO. 236, P. 22-39.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1974, DIATOMITE: A WIDE RANGE OF USES FOR OLD SKELETONS: NO. 86, P. 8-25.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BEDS CAN BE SELECTIVELY MINED BY DIATOM ASSEMBLAGES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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