Lazaro Cardenas I, Phos Acid Plt

Plant in Mexico with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135481
MAS/MILS ID 2010298801
Record type Site
Current site name Lazaro Cardenas I, Phos Acid Plt

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -101.18367, 19.66731 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -101.18367, 19.66731

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Acid Plant
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Michoacan, Mex.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Fertilizantes Mexicanos, S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
    Last year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Phosphoric Acid 396000 St/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 436515.15mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADIT CAPACITY OF 396,000 MT ACID /YR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MEXICO, OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRAIL MINERALS, 29TH FORUM ON

  • Deposit

    THE GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRAIL MINERALS; BY A. ALATORRE. P.

  • Deposit

    HARBEN, H. MCVEY, K. SANTINI, LONG BEACH, CA. APRIL,

  • Deposit

    25-30, 1993.

Comments on the references

  • REFERENCE DOES NOT HAVE A LISTING FOR THE PLANT IN DURANGO.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEQ # 2010158801 HAS THE SAME NAME AND OWNERSHIP AS THIS PROPERTY. IT IS LOCATED IN DURANGO, MEXICO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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