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Hercules

Producer in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodities Iron, Silica, Ferrosilicon, Aluminum, Calcium, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Sulfur, Titanium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084873
MRDS ID W700093
Record type Site
Current site name Hercules
Related records 10255594

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.76714, 28.05027 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Emory Peak OE S(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Coahuila De Zaragoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Silica, Ferrosilicon Secondary
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Calcium Secondary
Manganese Critical Secondary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Secondary
Sulfur Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 158
USGS model code 25i
Deposit model name Volcanic-hosted magnetite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Trachyandesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.76714, 28.05027
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1964
    Total resources 43536000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 63.45 wt-pct Iron Major 1964
    Silica, Ferrosilicon SiO2 2.6 wt-pct Silica Minor 1964
    Aluminum Al2O3 0.3 wt-pct Aluminum Trace 1964
    Calcium CaO 0.84 wt-pct Calcium Minor 1964
    Manganese MnO 0.17 wt-pct Manganese Minor 1964
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 0.76 wt-pct Phosphorus Minor 1964
    Sulfur S 0.013 wt-pct Sulfur Trace 1964
    Titanium TiO2 0.064 wt-pct Titanium Trace 1964
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1955
    Total resources 3174000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 54 wt-pct Iron Major 1955
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.11 wt-pct Phosphorus Minor 1955
    Sulfur S 0.39 wt-pct Sulfur Trace 1955

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER, 1974, P. 98-99.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1693, P. 173.

  • Deposit

    KLEMIC, HARRY, 1970, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PUERTO RICO, MEXICO, AND CENTRAL AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 411-477.

  • Deposit

    VALASCO HERNANDEZ, J., 1964, ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICO Y GEOFISICO DE LOS YACIMIENTOS FERRIFEROS DE HERCULES, COAHUILA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES BOLETIN 68.

  • Deposit

    GOMEZ RUIZ, DAVID, 1961, INVENTARIO DE LOS YACIMIENTOS FERRIFEROS DE MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES PUBLICACION 3E.

  • Reserve-Resource

    VELASCO HERNANDEZ, 1964;

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey

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