San Luis Potosi, Spl

Plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206362
MAS/MILS ID 2010450017
Record type Site
Current site name San Luis Potosi, Spl
Alternate or previous names Fluor Mex

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -101.00036, 22.1672 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
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 San Luis Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • LAT/LONG OF THE TOWN OF SAN LUIS POTOSI FROM THE TIMES ATLAS. EXACT LOCATION OF PLANT NOT KNOWN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -101.00036, 22.1672

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Acid Plant
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Industrias Quimicas De Mexico Sa
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
    Last year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Hydrofluoric Acid (Hf); 1993 Data 10000 Tons/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 9842mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HODGE, B. L., FLUORSPAR: A WORLD REVIEW: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS

  • Deposit

    NO. 48, LONDON, SEPTEMBER 1971, P. 11-13.

  • Deposit

    MEXICO, OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS; 29TH FORUM ON

  • Deposit

    THE GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, LONG BEACH, CALIF.; BY

  • Deposit

    A. ALATORRE, P. HARBEN, H. MCVEY, K. SANTINI.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-MAY-94 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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