Mine detail: El Colorado Fluorspar Mine

Previously called 'La Colorada'

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Location

Lat / long: 26.01701, -105.60051

Resource(B)

Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Mercury
Ore: Fluorite
Orebody form: LINEAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host type:Conglomerate
Associated type:Dacite

References

MRDSW006961
DEP10069430
Reference{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.}{Deposit:: CLARK, K.F., CARRASCO C., M.L., DAMON, P.E., SANDOVAL S., HILDEBERTO, 1977, POSICION ESTRATIGRAFICA Y DISTRIBUCION EN TIEMPO Y ESPACIO DE MINERALIZACION EN LA PROVINCIA DE LA SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL, EN DURANGO, MEXICO: ASOCIACION DE INGENIEROS DE MINAS, METALURGISTAS Y GEOLOGOS DE MEXICO MEMORIA XII CONVENCION NACIONAL, 47 P.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: PICKARD, 1974.}
ReporterSchruben, Paul G., Orris, Greta J.