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Ixmiquilpan Hidalgo Fluorspar Mines

Producer in Hidalgo, Mexico with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069439
MRDS ID W006971
Record type Site
Current site name Ixmiquilpan Hidalgo Fluorspar Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.23365, 20.48391 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Hidalgo

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE APPROXIMATE. DISTRICT INCLUDES LLUM CURA MINE, 42 KM N.W. OF VALCHETA. TWO UNNAMED MINES: THE FIRST ONE IS 40 KM. TO THE S.W.; THE SECOND ONE IS 11 KM. SE. OF VALCHETA
  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR FLOTATION MILL NEAR IXMIQUILPAN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.23365, 20.48391
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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 1971

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Fluoruros De Hidalgo, S. A.

Comments on the production information

  • LLUMAS CURA OPERATED FROM 1951 - 55 AND WAS EXPECTED TO OPEN AGAIN SOON IN 1958. THE MINE 40 KM S.W. OF VALCHETA HAS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1952 TO AT LEAST 1958. THE OTHER MINE WAS A PROSPECT IN 1958.
  • DUE TO TRANSPORTATION DIFFICULTIES THE DISTRICT HAS ONLY RECENTLY BEEN DEVELOPED

Comments on the workings information

  • LLUM CURA VEIN IS 1.5 M. WIDE, 150 M. LONG. 1ST UNNAMED MINE CONSISTS OF SEVERAL VEINS ABOUT 0.6 M. WIDE. THE 2ND UNNAMED DEPOSIT IS ABOUT 1.5 KM. LONG AVERAGING 1.2 M. WIDE

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: WATER IS SCARCE IN THE REGION
  • ECON.COM: TRANSPORTATION IN THE AREA IS VERY DIFFICULT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1970, "FLUORSPAR MILL FOR HIDALGO," JUNE, 1970, P. 46

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    "INDUSTRIAL MINERALS," 1970, FLUORSPAR MILL FOR HIDALGO; JUNE, P. 46

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit First Production Year: LLUM CURA - 1951; 1ST UNNAMED MINE - 1952
Deposit DEPOSIT TYPE INFERRED
Deposit Discovery Year: LLUM CURA - 1951; 1ST UNNAMED MINE - 1952; 2ND MINE - 1956

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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