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Trabajo Y Fe

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Graphite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023478
MRDS ID I000464
Record type Site
Current site name Trabajo Y Fe
Alternate or previous names Includes Manto Madero.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.55065, 28.55023 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Sonora

Comments on the location information

  • DRAINAGE BASIN AREA IS 264 SQ MILES; SALAR AREA IS 37 SQ MILES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 69
USGS model code 18k
Deposit model name Amorphous graphite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.55065, 28.55023
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Jose De Moradillas

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 13552000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Graphite C 14.4 wt-pct Graphite Major 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FIGURE IS GEOLOGIC RESERVES OF GRAPHITE IN MANTO MADERO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ, S., J.R., 1985, RUCURSOS MINERALES NO METALICOS Y ROCAS INDUSTRIALES DEL ESTADO DE SONORA: HERMOSILLO, SONORA, DIRECCION DE MINERIA, GEOLOGIA Y ENERGETICOS, P. 30-31.

  • Deposit

    PEREZ SEGURA, E., 1985, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SONORA, 64 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GONZALEZ, 1985.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRAPHITE MANTOS OF VARIABLE THICKNESS CONTAIN UP TO 43.2% C.
Deposit SEE ALSO MRDS RECORDS MX00419, MX00420, AND MX00422; THESE SIMILAR OCCURRENCES OCCUR IN THE SAME VICINITY.
Deposit OLD LAKE BEDS ARE EXPOSED SE OF THE SALAR. ORGANICS ARE LOCALLY ABUNDANT IN THE SALAR. BORATES OCCUR IN LAYERS INTERBEDDED WITH SALT, GYPSUM, CLAY AND SODIUM SULFATE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1992 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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