Pajaritos Phos Acid Plt

Plant in Mexico with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280087
MAS/MILS ID 2010578802
Record type Site
Current site name Pajaritos Phos Acid Plt
Alternate or previous names Coatzacoalcos

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -94.41689, 18.16739 (WGS84)
Elevation 200
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mexico(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -94.41689, 18.16739

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1969
Plant type Acid Plant
Plant subcategory Hydromet

Mining district

District name Vera Cruz, Mex

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Fertilizantes Mexicanos S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
    Last year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Phosphoric Acid 417000 St/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 459663.68mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADIT CAPACITY "CAP" FIELD IS IN TERMS OF PHOS ACID OUTPUT, IN 1000 MT/YR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. PHOSPHORIC

  • Deposit

    ACID, TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE AND AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PLANTS

  • Deposit

    1988 SURVEY. AUGUST 1988, 39PP.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION. WORLD FERTILIZER ATLAS, EIGHTH

  • Deposit

    ED. APRIL 1987, 121PP.

  • Deposit

    MEXICO, OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, BY A. ALATORRE

  • Deposit

    P. HARBEN, H. MCVEY, K. SANTINI, 29TH FORUM ON THE GEOLOGY

  • Deposit

    OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, LONG BEACH, CA., APRIL 25-30, 1993

  • Deposit

    PAGES 31-32.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-1996 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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