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Mercedes Mine

Producer in Nuevo Leon, Mexico with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111475
MRDS ID MX17019
Record type Site
Current site name Mercedes Mine
Related records 10303067

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.23564, 26.50923 (WGS84)
Elevation 550
Relative position 6 KM N80W OF SABINAS HIDALGO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Nuevo Leon

Comments on the location information

  • ON N SIDE OF ARROYO DE RANCHERIAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Ore
Whitlockite Ore

Analytical data

Result PHOSPHORITE CONTAINS AN AVERAGE OF 18% INSOLUBLES, 17% SI02, 4% AL203, 3.5% FE203, AND TRACES OF CAF2.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 244
USGS model code 34d
Deposit model name Phosphate, warm current type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Kiamichi Formation
    Rock description Kiamichi Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.23564, 26.50923
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N40e, 72s Fault

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N15W
    Dip 15E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sabinas Hidalgo

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Fertilizantes De Mexico, Sa

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1950
    Total resources 154000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 28 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1950

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRADE VARIES FROM 3.25% TO 36.76% P205.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall length 379.48M
    Overall width 40M

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN ADIT, 220 M LONG, RUNS N15W. ROOM AND PILLAR MINING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PEREZ M., J.J., AND WIGGIN, R.W., 1953, LOS DEPOSITOS DE FOSFORITAS DE SABINAS HIDALGO Y AYANCUAL, ESTADO DE NUEVO LEON: INST. NAC. INVEST. RECURSOS MINERALES BOL. 32, 33 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    PEREZ AND WIGGIN (1953) P. 16.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Long, Keith R.) U.S. Geological Survey

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