| Deposit ID | 10048900 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00075 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Francisco |
| Related records | 10206153 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.03407, 31.50012 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | LOCATED IN THE CERRO PRIETO REGION. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Quitobaquito Hills(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lukeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Mimetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| (1) | -113.03407, 31.50012 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cucurpe/Punta Penasco |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 125000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00075 |
PANCZNER, WILLIAM D., 1987, MINERALS OF MEXICO: VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD COMPANY, NEW YORK, 459 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 | MODERATELY DISTRIBUTED GOLD IS FOUND THROUGHOUT AREA AND IS EXCEPTIONALLY RICH AT SAN FRANCISCO MINE. GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH PYRITE, GEOTHITE, QUARTZ, MIMETITE, AND WULFENITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.