La Confianza

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048840
MRDS ID MX00008
Record type Site
Current site name La Confianza
Related records 10239667

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.43398, 28.81689 (WGS84)
Relative position ADJACENT TO LA PLOMOSA (AG) MINE.

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

  • ESTIMATED TO NEAREST 1 MINUTE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MINERALS LISTED ABOVE IN PARAGENETIC ORDER.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ZN UP TO 20%
Result NO DATA ON W, AG, OR PB CONTENT.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.43398, 28.81689

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGIC MAPPING INDICATES LARAMIDE-AGE GRANITIC BODY PROBABLY UNDERLIES THE AREA AT A DEPTH OF ABOUT 100 M.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Colorada

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RADELLI, L., 1985, SCHEELITE DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL SONORA, MEXICO: BOLETIN DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE GEOLOGIA UNI-SON, SEGUNDA EPOCA, VOL. 2, NUM. 1 Y 2, P. 65-73

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO VERTICAL ANASTHOMIZING SHEAR ZONES CUTTING ACROSS PERMO-TRIASSIC FORMATION WHICH INCLUDES LIMESTONE. CUMULATIVE STRIKE LENGTH: 300 M. WIDTH: A FEW DECIMETERS TO 2 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.