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Hermania Mine

Producer in Nuevo Leon, Mexico with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10050142
MRDS ID MX17018
Record type Site
Current site name Hermania Mine
Related records 10158217

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.23786, 26.59367 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Relative position 11.5 KM NW OF SABINAS HIDALGO, 2 KM S40W OF EL JABALI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Nuevo Leon

Comments on the location information

  • 15 KM BY ROAD FROM SABINAS HIDALGO IN CANON DE ARIZMENDI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Ore
Whitlockite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 244
USGS model code 34d
Deposit model name Phosphate, warm current type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Aurora Formation
    Rock description Aurora Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.23786, 26.59367
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sabinas Hidalgo

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Fertilizantes De Mexico, Sa

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1950
    Total resources 10000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 15 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1950

Comments on the workings information

  • N70W ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PEREZ M., J.J., AND WIGGIN, R.W., 1953, LOS DEPOSITOS DE FOSFORITAS DE SABINAS HIDALGO Y AYANCUAL, ESTADO DE NUEVO LEON: INST. NAC. INVEST. RECURSOS MINERALES BOL. 32, 33 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    PEREZ AND WIGGIN (1953) P. 22.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Long, Keith R.) U.S. Geological Survey

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