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El Pilon Mine

Plant in Michoacan De Ocampo, 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. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  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 10255037
MAS/MILS ID 2010130025
Record type Site
Current site name El Pilon Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -102.50043, 28.53356 (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 Michoacan De Ocampo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -102.50043, 28.53356
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.2M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 920319

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE OCCURS AS HORIZONTAL MANTOS. TREND IS SOUTHEAST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Buena Vista District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mineral Muzquiz, S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1993
    First year 1994
    Last year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ernest Ground
    Interest 73
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ramos, Alberto
    Interest 20
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cesar Perez
    Interest 7
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Minera Muzquiz Acid Grade Production 27000 Tonnes Concentrate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 27000mt

Comments on the production information

  • CAF2 CONCENTRATE FOR 1990 IS BASED ON 48,000 MT ORE TREATED IN 1990 AT 1991 AVERAGE FEED GRADE OF 58.6%, RECOVERY OF 93.6%, AND YIELD GRADE OF 98.5% CAF2.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 45M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Waste Rock 50
    Number of Shafts 6
    Capacity 34
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Year of Information 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CONFIDENTIAL REPORT (COMMENTS: B,001-005)

Comments on the references

  • FULTON, ROBERT B. MINE/MILL/DEPOSIT REPORT. "MINERA MUZQUIZ" AUGUST, 1991.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINES OPERATED BY MINERA MUZQUIZ ARE EL PILON AND EL INDIO IN THE BUENA VISTA-ENCANTADA DISTRICT. EL INDIO MINED OUT. 25% OF FLOTATION MILL FEED IS FROM EL PILON. 75% IS PURCHASED FROM OTHER SMALL MINES. ORE IS STOCKPILED BY GRADE. AVERAGE FEED GRADE IS 58.6% CAF2.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-DEC-1994 Cornellisson, Joseph L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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