1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Oriental

Producer in Puebla, Mexico with commodity Perlite
Map
XML
JSON
KML
D
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023369
MRDS ID I000259
Record type Site
Current site name Oriental

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -97.61695, 19.3673 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Puebla

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF ORIENTAL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Perlite Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 160
USGS model code 25ka
Deposit model name Perlite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Glassy Rock > Obsidian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -97.61695, 19.3673
ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia Minera Oriental Sa De Cv (Owned By Grefco Inc. (49%, Usa) And By Mexican Nationals (51%)

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION CAPACITY IS IN THE RANGE OF 18-22,000 TPA.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PERLITE IS CRUSHED AND DRYED AND THEN SENT TO AN EXPANSION PLANT OPERATED BY DICALITE DE MEXICO SA DE DV UTILISING TECHNOLOGY UNDER LICENCE TO GREFCO INC.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1988, MEXICO'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--MEETING MANANA'S CHALLENGE: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 250, P. 19-41

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site