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USGS Minerals Information: Fluorspar Fluorspar is used directly or indirectly to manufacture products such as aluminum, gasoline, insulating foams, refrigerants, steel, and uranium fuel. All domestic sources of fluorspar are derived from sales of material from the National Defense Stockpile and from a small amount of synthetic fluorspar produced from industrial waste streams. Byproduct fluorosilicic acid production from some phosphoric acid producers supplements fluorspar as a domestic source of fluorine, but is not included in fluorspar production or consumption calculations. minerals.usgs.gov /minerals/pubs/commodity/fluorspar   (150 words)

Fluorspar   (Site not responding. Last check: ) The first fluorspar mined in Kentucky was from the Yandell Mine near the small village of Frances, Kentucky in the early 1870's. Fluorspar is a beautiful mineral, colors vary, the most common is light green, yellow, bluish green, purple, white, brown and all shades of blue. When he determined that there was fluorspar on a piece of property, he got a lease on the mineral rights from the owner. www.homestead.com /mywilson/Fluorspar.html   (969 words)

The St. Lawrence Fluorspar Mines: A Brief History: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Fluorspar is a non-metallic ore which, depending on the proportion of its components, is used in the manufacture of such things as aluminum, glass, and the refrigerant freon. Seibert, a New York businessman, was interested in the fluorspar deposits at St. Lawrence. The most enduring reminder of the past, however, comes in a darker form: the numerous deaths associated with fluorspar mining, and the physical and social costs of widespread industrial disease. www.heritage.nf.ca /society/stlawrence.html   (872 words)

Fluorspar The first fluorspar mined in Kentucky was from the Yandell Mine near the small village of Frances, Kentucky in the early 1870's. Fluorspar is a beautiful mineral, colors vary, the most common is light green, yellow, bluish green, purple, white, brown and all shades of blue. When he determined that there was fluorspar on a piece of property, he got a lease on the mineral rights from the owner. mywilson.homestead.com /Fluorspar.html   (969 words)

Geotimes - December 2003 - Energy & Resources The term fluorspar refers to crude or beneficiated (extracted) material that is mined and/or milled for the mineral fluorite (calcium fluoride). No fluorspar production occurred in the United States in 2002, but the United States was a major producer of fluorspar from World War II until the late 1960s. Metallurgical-grade fluorspar is consumed primarily as a flux for steelmaking, but may also be consumed in cement, enamels, glass and fiberglass, iron and steel castings, and welding rod coatings. www.geotimes.org /dec03/resources.html   (693 words)

Ben E. Clement and the Heritage of West Kentucky Mining Fluorspar is used primarily as a flux in the steel-making industry and to a lesser extent in the production of hydrochloric acid. To the north the ore deposits are mainly found around the communities of Rosiclare, Elizabethtown, and Cave in Rock, in Hardin and Pope Counties, Illinois; it was in Shawneetown in 1818 that the first recorded discovery of fluorite was made. After 1950 a tremendous influx of inexpensive foreign fluorspar sharply curtailed domestic production in subsequent years the progressive loss of the steel, aluminum, and chemical markets to overseas firms put to rest an industry that had vigorously led the world in production. www.marionkentucky.us /clementmineralmuseum/aboutbenclement.htm   (1486 words)

Mineral Information Institute - FLUORSPAR - Fluroite Fluorite (fluorspar): Used in production of hydrofluoric acid, which is used in the electroplating, stainless steel, refrigerant, and plastics industries, in production of aluminum fluoride, which is used in aluminum smelting, as a flux in ceramics and glass, in steel furnaces, and in emery wheels, optics, and welding rods. Fluorspar is found in granite (igneous rock), it fills cracks and holes in sandstone, and it is found in large deposits in limestone (sedimentary rock). For instance, an estimated 5,000 to 8,000 tons of synthetic fluorspar is produced each year in the uranium enrichment process, the refining of petroleum, and in treating stainless steel. www.mii.org /Minerals/photofluor.html   (486 words)

Fluorspar Mining   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Fluorspar became a very important industrial mineral during the latter part of the 19th century when the steel industry found it to be a very effective fluxing material in steel smelting. To meet the increasing demand for fluorspar by the steel industry, concentrating plants were built to refine the ore. Specifications set by the industry required that the fluorspar be in gravel form, assay no less than 85% calcium fluoride and silica not to exceed 5%. During a period of certain temperature and pressure conditions, a chemical reaction took place between the gases and the rock walls of the fissures, and the minerals were deposited in veins and as replacements of the limestone beds. home.comcast.net /~chuckashford/mining.htm   (1952 words)

Roskill Metals and Minerals Reports Demand for fluorspar in the manufacture of fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers is strong and is likely to grow at over 5%pa to 2006. Another major application for fluorspar is in aluminium manufacture, which will continue to grow in response to increased output of aluminium, although growth will be limited in response to a decline in unit use, driven by improved smelting technology, increased recycling of fluorine and some substitution by AlF3 derived from fluosilic acid. Acid-grade fluorspar prices were low throughout the 1990s as a result of the rapid decrease in world demand coupled with a surge in exports of low-price concentrates from China. www.roskill.com /reports/fluorspar   (763 words)

NMBGMR Memoir 34   (Site not responding. Last check: ) New geological data on several fluorspar districts and specific deposits in New Mexico, and the results of recent detailed studies of several areas by graduate students at University of Texas at El Paso and University of Western Ontario, and by the writer, are also presented. Fluorspar is the commercial name for an aggregate of rock and mineral matter containing a sufficient amount of the mineral fluorite (CaF2) to qualify the aggregate as a marketable commodity, or as a primary source ore of a profitable, salable product after benefication. Although occurrences of fluorspar are known at more than 200 different places scattered over 13 counties in New Mexico, and small-scale mining has been done on 91 deposits in 11 counties in the state, the aggregate total mine production of fluorspar in New Mexico since the early 1880s is approximately 700,000 tons of all grades. geoinfo.nmt.edu /publications/memoirs/34/home.html   (621 words)

Liquefaction of Fluorspar - SKULD Fluorspar is the commercial name for the mineral fluorite, and commercial fluorspar is graded according to both quality and specification into acid-grade, metallurgical grade and ceramic grade. It appears that fluorspar cargoes are being shipped from China without certificates showing the Transportable Moisture Limit (TML), and where provided the accuracy of certificates showing the TML is, on some occasions, doubtful. Owners should note that for fluorspar samples to be analysed at short notice requires that they be taken out of China for testing (until such time as there are laboratories within China with the facilities and experience to analyse this cargo). www.skuld.com /templates/newspage.aspx?id=1140   (688 words)

The World Market for Fluorspar: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective: Industry Research I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for fluorspar for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for each region, is based on a model which aggregates across country markets and projects these to the current year. Combined, Chapters 3 and 4 present the complete picture for imports and exports of fluorspar to and from all major countries in the world. www.mindbranch.com /Fluorspar-Global-Trade-R307-5009   (578 words)

www.miningmx.com | mining_fin Sallies looks beyond fluorspar [miningmx.com] -- FLUORSPAR miner Sallies is preparing a team to investigate a large deposit of the mineral in Australia as it looks to grow its asset base and possibly bring other commodities into its portfolio, CEO Izak Marais said. The company is in a better position than it has been in the past couple of years to look around for other operations now that most of the operational difficulties at Witkop have been resolved and legislative hurdles cleared, he said. Target acid-grade fluorspar production at Witkop and Buffalo is a minimum 12,000 tonnes/month and 4,000 tonnes/month respectively during the course of the current financial year. www.miningmx.com /mining_fin/473039.htm   (561 words)

Russian fluorspar Fluorspar is obtained as a by-product of the company's main products - tantalum, niobium and lithium concentrates. In 2002, the concentrator produced 13,000 tonnes of fluorspar concentrate. Consumption of fluorspar concentrates in Russia has been between 250,00 and 400,000 tpa for the past ten years. www.infomine.ru /eng/public/publication10.shtml   (745 words)

Fluorspar mine visit on Orange River Canoe Trip - Day 2 in South Africa and Namibia To learn more about Fluorspar and it's interesting applications, click here to open a window to the Argonne National Laboratory website. The Fluorspar was used at Springbok, about 100km south, in the production of copper. Staring up at the Southern Cross, I notice a heart shaped constellation of stars, which I name after my wife: the "Belinda love star." Unfortunately this can't be seen from the northern hemisphere, but I carry the memory of it around in my heart. www.juriepieterse.com /personal/CanoeTripOrangeRiver/day2.htm   (662 words)

fluorspar - Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Report Finds Fluorspar Market Recovering From CFC Phaseout. U.S. Fluorspar Market Thrives but Miners Can't Compete with Chinese. Fluorspar Market Recovering from the Phasing-out of CFCs. www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-X-fluorspa.html   (270 words)

fluorspar - Selling Leads for fluorspar - Manufacturers, Exporters, Suppliers, Traders, Companies, Factories This page is your fluorspar one-stop source for the competitive price and quality. Global fluorspar buyers find suppliers here every day. If you are a manufacturer or supplier who want more international buyers, join EC21 for free now, and get your products listed here. www.ec21.com /offers/fluorspar.html   (415 words)

The World Market for Quartz, Mica, Felspar, Fluorspar, Cryolithe, and Chiolithe: A 2003 Global Trade Perspective I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for quartz, mica, felspar, fluorspar, cryolithe, and chiolithe for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for each region, is based on a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. Combined, Chapters 3 and 4 present the complete picture for imports and exports of quartz, mica, felspar, fluorspar, cryolithe, and chiolithe to and from all major countries in the world. www.marketresearch.com /product/display.asp?productid=881528&partnerid=901625821   (746 words)

Chemical Compounds - Production Process: Fluorspar is the most important source of fluorine. In the manufacture of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: ) In the manufacture of hydrogen fluoride, powdered fluorspar is distilled with concentrated sulfuric acid in a lead or cast-iron apparatus. Fluorspar is the most important source of fluorine. The addition of sodium fluoride to drinking water to reduce the incidence of dental caries in children is a matter of some controversy. www.c-f-c.com /gaslink/docs/fluorines.htm   (408 words)

Okorusu   (Site not responding. Last check: ) The orebody is tabular, about 1,000 feet long in an east-west direction, averages 300 feet wide, and dips steeply to the north (left; the sun lies the north in the southern hemisphere). Pods of fluorspar ore extend outward into the footwall (right) and hanging wall (left) that are composed of fine-grained sodic fenite. The outcrop is located east of the Okorusu fluorspar mine on the hillside shown in the background in the previous photo. web.umr.edu /~rhagni/okorusu.html   (458 words)

Fluorspar Column Then fluorspar will be processed in accordance with the clients’ requirements and exported to other countries, with the whole course controlled hermetically. The means of transport is international multimodal transport: bagging supervision at the railway station of Mongolia to ensure quality, weighing supervision to ensure weight, entrucking supervision and timely dispatch to ensure time of arrival, timely customs declaration in FTZ of Tianjin and receipt of customs declaration documents to ensure safe exit. Fluorspar of small order is to be inspected by North China Mineral and Geology Testing Center of CNNC, while that of large order subject to the inspection result of SGS and to be delivered from warehouse only if qualified. www.tj-logistics.cn /en/yszb.htm   (395 words)

Resource Investor - Mining Finance - Sallies' Fluorspar Output Starts to Climb Fluorspar is used to make refrigerant gases and it is also consumed in the manufacture of steel, cement and ceramics. Marais said recoveries at Buffalo from the 100 tonnes a day moving through the wet high-intensity magnetic separation process were about 97%, of which 92% was fluorspar and the rest was monazite containing rare earth elements such as cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, thorium and yttrium. Some of the rare earth minerals could fetch as much as $4000/kg, but issues such as their economic viability, processing requirements and markets had to be assessed before any decision was made to exploit them. www.resourceinvestor.com /pebble.asp?relid=26522   (673 words)

MineWaste Database Subject Search Results The influence of the variety of starch on the flotation of the minerals fluorspar, barite, and calcite with oleic acid. High purity fluorspar and barite concentrates from a complex fluorspar ore. 5 p. Treatment of mixtures of barites and fluorspar for recovering barium sulphate and hydrofluoric acid. www.delamare.unr.edu /webdb/mwsearchs.asp?p_subject=Fluorspar   (255 words)

USGS Minerals Information: Fluorspar Fluorspar is used directly or indirectly to manufacture products such as aluminum, gasoline, insulating foams, refrigerants, steel, and uranium fuel. All domestic sources of fluorspar are derived from sales of material from the National Defense Stockpile and from a small amount of synthetic fluorspar produced from industrial waste streams. Byproduct fluorosilicic acid production from some phosphoric acid producers supplements fluorspar as a domestic source of fluorine, but is not included in fluorspar production or consumption calculations. minerals.er.usgs.gov /minerals/pubs/commodity/fluorspar/index.html   (150 words)

El Malpais: In the Land of Frozen Fires (Chapter 8) Three fluorspar mines operated by the Navajo Fluorspar Company flanked the west side of the malpais near the commercially operated Ice Caves. Fluorspar extracted from the mines was transported to Grants where it underwent processing. Fluorspar was utilized in the manufacture and hardening of steel, use in paints and acids. www.nps.gov /archive/elma/hist/hist8a.htm   (1277 words)

Creamer Media's Engineering News Online, South African Industry News :: News This Week   (Site not responding. Last check: ) The world over, acid-grade fluorspar is combining increasingly with sulphuric acid to form hydrogen fluoride, which is further processed into refrigerant gases. Metallurgical-grade fluorspar is used as a fluxing agent in the manufacture of steel, stainless steel, cement, ceramics and glass. The fluorspar mineral deposit at Witkop, near Zeerust, lies within an area of expansive outcropping and subcropping of low- to medium- grade fluorspar in dolomite. www.engineeringnews.co.za /eng/news/thisweek/?show=98604   (596 words)

Fluorspar Fluorspar is the ore from which the pure mineral fluorite (calcium fluoride) can be obtained. Fluorspar deposits are found in the Eagle Mountains and Quitman Mountains of Hudspeth County, and in parts of Presidio and El Paso Counties. L., 1943, Fluorspar Deposits in the Eagle Mountains of Hudspeth County, Mineral Resource Circular #26, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, 10 pp www.utexas.edu /tmm/exhibits/glen_evans/geology/fluorspar.html   (79 words)

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