| Deposit ID | 10024778 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0530 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Alberto |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.92699, 27.27667 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -108.92699, 27.27667 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Contact Zone Of Permian Limestone And Eocene Granodiorite |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1957 |
| Year of first production | 1982 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Inco (Subsidiary Co. Of Inco In Mexico) |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 15000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0530 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | W0127 |
MEAD,R.D., KESLER,S.E. AND POLAND,K.A. 1984, RELATION OF SONORAN TUNGSTEN M INERALIZATION TO THE METALLOGENETIC EVOLUTION OF MEXICO, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, VOL. 16, NO. 6, P. 591-592.
ANSTETT,T.F. BLEIWAS,D.I. AND HURDELBRINK,R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, 5 2 P.
PA1: W. GREUNWEG (PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1985)
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1986 | Sinclair, W. David | Geological Survey of Canada |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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