| Deposit ID | 10048892 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00065 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mulatos |
| Alternate or previous names | El Voladero, La Coqueta, El Hondido, La Guila, La Gloria |
| Related records | 10279826 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.74227, 28.65023 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | MULATOS, LA DURA, AND EL VICTOR ARE THREE DIFFERENT GOLD MINES LOCATED WITH IN 5 KM OF EACH OTHER. 150 KM E OF HERMOSILLO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -108.74227, 28.65023 |
|---|
| Strike | N 20 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40 SW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mulatos/Sahuaripa |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00065 |
COX, DENNIS P., SINGER, DONALD, A., 1986, MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: U.S. GEOLICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1693, 397 P.
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.
SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 188.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HYDROTHERMAL DISSIMINATED GOLD. NNW TRENDING AU RICH QUARTZ, PYRITE VEINS, EPITHERMAL GOLD DEPOSIT. PYRITE AND GOLD DISSEMINATED IN STOCKWORKS AND SHEAR ZONES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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