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El Batamote

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048855
MRDS ID MX00025
Record type Site
Current site name El Batamote
Alternate or previous names Batamote
Related records 10206524

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.75342, 30.48211 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM NW OF NACOZARI.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Intrusive Surrounded By Potassic, Phyllic, Propylitic, And Advanced Argillic Alteration Zones With Associated Tourmaline Breccia Zone. Phyllic And Argillic Alt. Most Evident In Volcaniclastics. Potassic Zone Best Developed In Stock.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Chronological age 56.8
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.75342, 30.48211
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw And Ne Structural Trends.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Western Part Of Intrusive Complex Offset By Faulting.

Comments on the geologic information

  • COPPER-ENRICHED ZONE IN ETERT VOLCANICLASTIC ROCKS OVER 200 M THICK INTRUDED BY LCRET-ETERT GRANODIORITIC TO QUARTZ MONZONITIC STOCK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nacozari

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 44000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.36 wt-pct Copper Major 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PEREZ SEGURA, EFREN, 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250000 UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: UNIV. OF SONORA, DEPT. OF GEOL., HERMOSILLO, MEXICO, 66 P.

  • Deposit

    WENDT, C.J., 1981, GEOLOGY, MINERALIZATION AND ALTERATION OF THE BATEMOTE AREA, NORTHERN SONORA, MEXICO: GSA ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. 13, NO. 2, P. 113.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE OF THE YOUNGEST PORPHYRY COPPER OCCURRENCES IN NORTHERN SONORA. POTASSIC ZONE HAS K/AR AGE OF 55.5 +/- 1.2 M.Y. B.P. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB
Deposit SURFICIAL EXPRESSION OF PORPHYRY COPPER OCCURRENCE OVER 3000 X 8000 METER AREA, ELONGATED TO THE NW. SUPERGENE PROCESSES FORMED ENRICHED COPPER "BLANKET". MOLYBDENUM TOTALLY ABSENT AT PRESENT LEVEL OF EXPOSURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1987 Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey

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