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El Refugiorio Colorado

Past Producer in Guanajuato, 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. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10191229
MAS/MILS ID 2010170015
Record type Site
Current site name El Refugiorio Colorado
Alternate or previous names El Refugio Mine, El Refugio, Rio Colorado

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -100.50036, 21.57553 (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 Guanajuato

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -100.50036, 21.57553
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 247M
    Length 325M
    Width 45M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    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 Filled Stopes
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Industrias Penoles S. A. De C. V.
    Interest 60
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1979
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Compania Minera Rio Colorado, S. A.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 2001000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2001000mt ore
    Total resources 2001000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 43.24 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CLOSED IN 1984. ACID, MET, CERAMIC FLUORSPAR VISITED IN 10/89 BY MAFO STAFF. WORKINGS FLOODED, EQUIPMENT IN BAD DISREPAIR. PENOLES CLAIMS TO HAVE SOME REMAINING RESOURCE AND PLANS TO GO BACK IN IN FUTURE.
  • Q1C1 = Q9C4 FROM MIE/DEPOSIT DATA SHEETS INCLUDES ACID, MET & CERAMIC GRADES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 225M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OTHER FILLED STOPE METHODS
    Percent Recovery 90
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. STEEL W/LAGGING CONCRETE REINFOR
    Number of Shafts 2
    Capacity 650
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 17.62
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • REC.2 -80% OF THE ACID GRADE IS SENT TO TAMPICO TO BE SHIPPED TO MARKET. ALL OTHER FLUORSPAR GOES TO BROWNSVILLE TO BE TRANSPORTED TO OTHER PLACES IN THE U.S.
  • DILUTION IS 13.05% MINE SUBSIDENCE MUST BE CONTROLLED DUE TO THE MINE BEING UNDER THE SANTA MARIA RIVER. THE MINE MAKES 700GPM OF WATER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE LAS CUEVAS FLUORITE DEPOSIT

  • Geology

    SAN LUIS POTOSI, MEXICO, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL.75,1980.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINE/DEPOSIT DATA SHEETS

  • Reserve-Resource

    PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE FROM MR. GILL MONTGOMERY TO MR.

  • Reserve-Resource

    WAISSAR.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK 1978: FINANCIAL TIMES,

  • Deposit

    LONDON, 1978, 310 P.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1978 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS: NEW

  • Deposit

    YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1978, 314 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, MEXICO: LONDON, MINING JOURNAL, 1977,

  • Deposit

    343 P.

  • Deposit

    FLUORSPAR-THE WORLD'S LEADING PRODUCER, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS,

  • Deposit

    JUNE, 1980.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAS PENOLES,S.A. DE C.V.,ANNUAL REPORT, 1981.

  • Deposit

    FLUORSPAR-FALLING PRICES AS CAPACITY LEADS DEMAND,

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JUNE 1982.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA IN THIS FILE WAS COLLECTED BY DAMES & MOORE UNDER U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT NO. JO225010 IN 1983.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-DEC-1994 Smith Ewu U.S. Bureau of Mines

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