El Realito Mine Rio Verde

Past Producer in Guanajuato, 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133245
MAS/MILS ID 2010170014
Record type Site
Current site name El Realito Mine Rio Verde
Alternate or previous names Rio Verde, El Realito Mine, El Realito

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -100.21705, 21.60053 (WGS84)
Elevation 830
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Guanajuato

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -100.21705, 21.60053

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 170M
    Width 80M
    Depth to top 233M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 850801
  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Date of Last Modification 850801
  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 3
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Date of Last Modification 850801

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1954
Mining method Filled Stopes
Year of first production 1972
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Rio Verde

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Industries Penoles, S. A.
    Interest 60
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Imc
    Interest 40
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Description 87% Avg Recovery,Acid & Met Grades 16000 Ton/Month

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Indicated 3608000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3608000mt ore
    Total resources 3608000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 43.44 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ACID AND METALLURGICAL GRADE FLUORSPAR
  • Q1 IS NO.4/COLONIA ORE BODY ALL NOS. FROM MINE MANAGEMENT Q2 IS LOS COLORADOS ORE BODY Q3 IS OTHER AREAS IN REALITO MINE Q4=Q1+Q2+Q3 Q9C4 = Q4C1

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 150M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OTHER FILLED STOPE METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 12
    Percent Recovery 87
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 2
    Number of Inclines 1
    Capacity 720
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 37.7
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 297
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • DESIGN CAP. FROM MONTHLY FIGURES DIVIDING BY 30 DAYS/YR THE BENEFICATION PLANT RUNS IS UNKNOWN FROM REPORT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Development

    INDUSTRIAL PENOLES 1981 ANNUAL REPORT

  • Geology

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY,LAS CUEVAS DEPOSIT

  • Geology

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS-FLUORSPAR,JUNE 1982

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR. GILL MONTGOMERY, PERSONAL REF.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSIN

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS, NEW YORK, 1978, P. 314.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, DECEMBER 1972, P. 68.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE EQUIP. COSTS FOR 1ST 10 YRS. BASED ON 4.00/T MILL P&E CAP. COSTS-1.68/T 1ST 10 YRS. POUT FOR MET GRADE IS AN AVG. FIGURE BASED ON H&L VALUES ALL FIGURES FROM MINE MANAGEMENT EXPLORATION COSTS 1.93/T FOR 1ST 10 YEARS DEVELOPMENT COSTS 3.39/T FOR 1ST 10 YEARS P-INVEST & K-INVEST INCLUDE MILL P&E BEFORE 1973 U-INVEST INCLUDES EXPLOR, MINE P&E BEFORE 1973 PRO-2 INTIAL PREP COST INCLUDED IN PRODUCT 1 DATA CONTAINED IN THIS FILE WAS COLLECTED BY DAMES AND MOORE UNDER U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT NO. JG225010 IN 1983.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-DEC-1994 Kilgore, Catherine C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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