Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone,Phosphorite · Monterrey Formation;Salada Formation
StructureLa Purisima Iray Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1980
Last production1988
Discovery year1976
Identification
Deposit ID10048963
MRDS IDMX00151
Alternate namesRofomex
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates24.38288, -110.70285
References
TERRONES L., A.J., 1986, MEXICAN MINING: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 155, NO. 5, P. 459.MINING JOURNAL, 1986, V. 307, NO. 7888, P. 299.COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., EDS., 1986, MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1693, 379 P.GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1988, MEXICO'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--MEETING MANANA'S CHALLENGE: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 250, P. 19-41.HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1991, PHOSPHATE ROCK, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION, METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 190-204.WHITE, LANE, 1980, MINING IN MEXICO: FEEDING NEEDED RAW MATERIALS TO A RAPIDLY EXPANDING ECONOMY: ENGINEERING MINING JOURNAL, V. 181, NO. 11, P. 62-194.BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON.CLARKE, G., 1980, MEXICAN PHOSPHATE: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO.152, P.79-91.ANONYMOUS, 1980, MEXICO-PHOSPHATE ROCK PRODUCER OF THE FUTURE: PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO.109, P. 20-24.CIMRIMINING JOURNAL, 1986; INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1980; MINING ANNUAL REVEIW 1981.HARBEN AND BATES, 1991; INUDSTRIAL MINERALS, 1980.