| Deposit ID | 10048883 |
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| MRDS ID | MX00055 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Las Antillas |
| Alternate or previous names | Punto Rico, La Cubana |
| Related records | 10182770 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.02985, 30.66683 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Result | 20-25% MN, MAX. 35% |
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| Model code | 156 |
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| USGS model code | 25g |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal Mn |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
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| (1) | -111.02985, 30.66683 |
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| Strike | N 50 W |
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| Dip | 65 NE |
| Thickness | 1.2M |
| Length | 575M |
| Width | 65M |
| Depth to bottom | 65M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cananea/Magdalena |
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| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Compania Minera Mexicana, S. A. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | -1943 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE MN | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^40% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1960 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | -1960 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE MN | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^23% Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1960 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 46000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
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| Area | 21HA |
| Overall depth | 45M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00055 |
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.
AYUB M., A.R., 1960, MINERALES DE MANGANESO EN LOS ESTADOS DE SONORA, DURANGO, ZACATECAS Y SAN LUIS POTOSI: CRNNR BOLETIN 49, P. 35-64, TABLAS I-III.
TRASK, P.D. AND RODRIGUEZ C., J. JR., 1948, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF MEXICO: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 954-F, P. 273-276, 308-309, TABLE 17.
ITEM 1> AYUB, 1960. ITEM 2> TRASK AND RODRIGUEZ, 1948.
AYUB, 1960.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IN SHEAR ZONE BETWEEN GNEISS AND GRANITE. |
| Deposit | LA CUBANA DEPOSIT DESCRIBED BY TRASK AND RODRIGUEZ (1948) AS A FISSURE DEPOSIT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND GNEISS COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF BLACK CALCITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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