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Esmerelda Mine

Producer in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodity Dolomite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106736
MRDS ID I000255
Record type Site
Current site name Esmerelda Mine
Related records 10133568

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.50045, 25.66703 (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 Coahuila De Zaragoza

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF ESMERELDA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Dolomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.50045, 25.66703
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Quimica Del Rey Sa De Dv (A Subsidiary Of Indusrias Penoles Sa De Cv)

Comments on the production information

  • ANNUAL OUTPUT IS APPROXIMATELY 320,000 TONNES.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: THE DOLOMITE IS QUARRIED, CRUSHED TO MINUS0.25 INCH, CLASSIFIED, AND THEN TRANSPORTED BY RAIL TO THE MAGNESIA PLANT AT LAGUNA DEL REY (A DISTANCE OF 55 KM). ALL THE DOLOMITE PRODUCTION FROM THIS MINE IS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF MAGNESIA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1988, MEXICO'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--MEETING MANANA'S CHALLENGE: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 250, P. 19-41.

  • Deposit

    CLARKE, G.M., 1987, INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DIRECTORY: LONDON, METAL BULLETIN BOOKS LTD., 704 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    CLARKE, 1987.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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