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Matamoros Hf Plant

Plant in Tamaulipas, 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. 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 10279501
MAS/MILS ID 2010539901
Record type Site
Current site name Matamoros Hf Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -97.51699, 25.83367 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brownsville(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Brownsville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Brownsville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Tamaulipas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -97.51699, 25.83367
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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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Quimica Fluor, S. A. De C. V.
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1992

Comments on the ownership information

  • QUIMICA FLUOR IS 2/3 OWNED BY MINERA FRISCO, WITH THE REMAINING 1/3 OWNED BY DUPONT WHICH DESIGNED AND OPERATES THE PLANT.

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Anhydrous Hydrofluoric Acid 62720 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 62720mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Anhydrous Hydrofluoric Acid 53560 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 53560mt

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE PRINCIPAL MEXICAN SUPPLIER IS FLUORITA DE MEXICO, WITH THE ONLY OTHER MEXICAN SOURCE BEING MINERA MUZQUIZ. ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES ARE IMPORTED FROM KENYA AND CHINA (15.5% OF REQUIREMENTS IN 1991).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REPORT ON A MAJOR MANUFACTURER'S PLANT

  • Deposit

    ROBERT B. FULTON, JULY 1992

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JAN-1995 Unknown 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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