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Hamosilo

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Boron-Borates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095912
MRDS ID RL10046
Record type Site
Current site name Hamosilo
Related records 10133598

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.96733, 29.06688 (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 Sonora

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS FOR THE TOWN OF HAMOSILO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Colemanite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.96733, 29.06688
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LITTLE DATA AVAILABLE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sonora

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Materias Primas Magdelena

Comments on development

  • PROSPECT EVALUATION IN PROGRESS IN 1993; PROSPECT FORMERLY IN JOINT VENTURE WITH U.S. BORAX.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALATORRE, A., HARBEN, P. MCVEY, H., AND SANTINI, K., 1993, MEXICO - OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: PRESENTATION AT 29TH FORUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, LONG BEACH, CALIF., APRIL 25-30, 1993

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OVER 3000 T/Y OF COLEMANITE AND BORIC ACID ARE IMPORTED INTO MEXICO EACH YEAR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Langford, R.P. BHP Utah Industries

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