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Minas De Navidad

Past Producer in Durango, 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255035
MAS/MILS ID 2010150107
Record type Site
Current site name Minas De Navidad

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -104.80048, 25.43366 (WGS84)
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 State
Mexico Durango

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -104.80048, 25.43366
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 100M
    Length 175M
    Width 0.2M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Date of Last Modification 850822

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minerales Y Productos Metalurgicos, S. A.
    Interest 100
    Year 1982

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Measured 450000mt ore
    Indicated 300000mt ore
    Demonstrated 750000mt ore
    Total resources 750000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 50 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ACID AND METALLURGICAL GRADE FLUORSPAR
  • Q9C4 = Q1C1 + Q2C1 ACID & MET GRADES AT NAVIDAD LOCATION. UNECONOMICAL RESERVES AT MARIPOSA

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 9200M
    Overall depth 400M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 30
    Percent Recovery 80
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 6000
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 325
    Number of Adits 4
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 166
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 17.36
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • LOI INCLUDES TOTAL METERS OF RAISES AND DRIFTS-NOT AVG.
  • FROM BERMILJILLO IT MAY MOVE BY RAIL TO EITHER EL PASO OR BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERALES Y PRODUCTOS METALLURGICOS, S.A. ANNUAL REVIEWS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA CONTAINED IN THIS FILE WAS COLLECTED BY DAMES & MOORE UNDER U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT #JO225010 IN 1983.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-DEC-1994 Kilgore, Catherine C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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