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Santa Rosa Fluorspar Mine

Producer in Sonora, 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. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069438
MRDS ID W006970
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rosa Fluorspar Mine
Related records 10182578

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.16728, 28.33357 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position Estimated Location, But Probably Within 10 Minutes.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Sonora

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE VERY APPROXIMATE. NORTH OF THE TOWN OF SANTA ROSA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Analytical data

Result CAF2 - 40% AVERAGE

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.16728, 28.33357
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1972

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera La Cuesta
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia. Minera La Cuesta And Mitsui Mining And Smelting Co.

Comments on the production information

  • ITEM 1 - PRODUCTION FIGURE CALCULATED ON BASIS OF 300 M. T. /DAY MILL CAPACITY. ORIGINALLY, DEVELOPMENT WAS TO PROCEED AT THE RATE OF 30,000 M. T. /YR.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 700000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 40 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1971
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 7000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 40 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1971

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    "INDUSTRIAL MINERALS," NOVEMBER, 1971, P. 30.

  • Deposit

    "MINING MAGAZINE," SEPTEMBER, 1973, P. 233.

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ S., J.R., 1985, RECURSOS MINERALES NO METALICOS Y ROCAS INDUSTRIALES DEL ESTADO DE SONORA: HERMOSILLO, SONORA, DIRECCION DE MINERIA, GEOLOGIA Y ENERGETICOS, 44 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    "MINING MAGAZINE," SEPTEMBER, 1973, P 233.

  • Reserve-Resource

    "INDUSTRIAL MINERALS," NOVEMBER, 1971, P 30

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT TYPE INFERRED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-75 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-92 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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