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Fray Luis Beltran

Plant in Argentina with commodities Cadmium, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Zinc, Refiner
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  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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206865
MAS/MILS ID 3570391028
Record type Site
Current site name Fray Luis Beltran
Alternate or previous names Borghi

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -60.66594, -32.78072 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Argentina

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Secondary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary
Zinc, Refiner Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -60.66594, -32.78072
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of first production 1962
Plant type Smelter/Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sulfacid
    Interest 50
    Home office Argentina
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner St. Joe Minerals Corp.
    Interest 50
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Sulfuric Acid 99000 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Sulfur 99000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Refined Zinc 26542 Mt Refined Zn/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 26542mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Refined Cadmium 50 Mt Refined Cd/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 50mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Sulfuric Acid 99000 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Sulfur 99000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Refined Zinc 27495 Mt Refined Zn/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 27495mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Refined Cadmium 58 Mt Refined Cd/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 58mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Sulfuric Acid 99000 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Sulfur 99000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Refined Cadmium 59 Mt Refined Cd/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 59mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Refined Zinc 29655 Mt Refined Zn/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 29655mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Sulfuric Acid 99000 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Sulfur 99000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Refined Cadmium 57 Mt Refined Cd/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 57mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Refined Zinc 27855 Mt Refined Zn/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 27855mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Sulfuric Acid 99000 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Sulfur 99000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Refined Cadmium 60 Mt Refined Cd/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 60mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Refined Zinc 29420 Mt Refined Zn/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 29420mt

Comments on other economic factors

  • ALL CONCENTRATE COMES FROM THE AGUILAR MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KAISER ENGINEERING REPORT, 1987

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-1992 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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