El Apache

Past Producer in Baja California, Mexico with commodity Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048934
MRDS ID MX00117
Record type Site
Current site name El Apache
Alternate or previous names San Felipe
Related records 10255270

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.83411, 30.75014 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Baja California

Comments on the location information

  • 60 KM DUE S OF SAN FELIPE ON EASTERN COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. REACHABLE BY DIRT/SANDY ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.83411, 30.75014

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /Mexicali

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL PRODUCTION, ABOUT 350-500 T.

Comments on development

  • 10-15 DIAMOND DRILL HOLES VERTICAL 100-300 FT DONE BY CONSEJO DE RECORSOS MINERALES, 1984-87.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-87 Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-88 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-91 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.