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Cucurpe District

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048919
MRDS ID MX00100
Record type Site
Current site name Cucurpe District
Alternate or previous names Ana Maria, Cabeza Blanca, Corona De Oro, Mercedes, Pragedia, Praxedis, Puerto De Oro, Tragedia.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.65067, 30.41684 (WGS84)

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
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Analytical data

Result AVE: 5-6 G/MT AU, 100-150 G/MT AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • 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) -110.65067, 30.41684
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAP SYMBOL IN PEREZ (1985) INDICATES LARAMIDE-AGE ANDESITES AND JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS METAMORPHIC ROCKS (UNDIVIDED SCHIST, VOLCANOSEDIMENTARY ROCKS, SHALE, AND LIMESTONE). GEOLOGIC MAP OF CANANEA 1:250000 QUAD. SHOWS TERTIARY ACIDIC TUFF OVERLYING MESOZOIC METAMORPHIC ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cucurpe

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 1738500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.1 g/mt Gold Major 1985
    Silver Ag 131 g/mt Silver Major 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA COMBINED FROM NUMEROUS MINES LISTED IN TABLE AS BEING IN CUCURPE MUNICIPALITY. GRADE LISTED ABOVE REPRESENTS A WEIGHTED AVERAGE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PEREZ SEGURA, E., 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250000; UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE SONORA, DIRECCION DE MINERIA GEOLOGIA Y ENERGETICOS, PUBLICACION NO. 7, 64 P., GEOL. MAPS, SCALE 1:500000.

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOGRAFIA, 1984, CARTA GEOLOGICA, CANANEA, SCALE 1:250000: PUBLISHED BY SECRETARIA DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO.

Reporter information

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

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