Josefina

Past Producer in Zacatecas, 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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102212
MRDS ID I000645
Record type Site
Current site name Josefina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.56711, 23.63377 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 KM EAST OF SOMBRERETE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Zacatecas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.56711, 23.63377

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 4M
    Depth to bottom 90M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1944-1953

Mining district

District name Frio District

Production statistics

  • Year 1953
    Period 1944-1953
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^60% Caf2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 60wt-pct

Comments on development

  • THE MINE HAS BEEN INACTIVE FOR MANY YEARS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PICKARD, G.W., 1974, GEOLOGY OF MEXICAN FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS, IN HUTCHESON, D.W., ED., A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUBLICATION 22, P. 23-30

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    PICKARD, 1974.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE FLUORSPAR WAS DEPOSITED ALONG A SERIES OF PERSISTENT FAULTS IN LIMESTONE. THE MAIN ORESHOOTS ARE 2-4 M WIDE AND AS DEEP AS 90 M.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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