| Deposit ID | 10255043 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 2010490015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Torres |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.80066, 28.78352 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1000 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Graphite Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | -110.80066, 28.78352 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Crush |
| Milling method | Sizing |
| District name | Torres, Sonora |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2010490015 |
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 13, (AUG. 1993).
MEXICO, OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 29TH FORUM ON
THE GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, LONG BEACH, CALIF.
APRIL 25-30, 1993; BY, A. ALATORRE, P. HARBEN, H. MCVEY,
K. SANTINI; PAGES 29-30.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROCESSING PLANT FOR GRAPHITE CARBON FORM GRAFITO SUPERIOR SA, MINES AT/NEAR HEMOSILLO AND NAVAJO, SONORA, MEXICO. THIS PLANT PROCESS 5,000 ST CRUDE ORE/YR INTO GRADES RANGING FROM 75 TO 85% CARBON. THE PLANT IS DUE FOR EXPANISON IN LATE 93. TO 10,000 ST CRUDE ORE/YR. CAPACITY AT THE MINES ABOVE IS RATED AT 15,000 ST CRUDE ORE/YR. THE MINES STATED ABOVE ARE NOT ENTERD ON THE MAS DATA BASE. NO NAMES WERE GIVEN AND ONLY THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION IS IS KNOWN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JUN-1994 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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