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La Cocinera Blanca

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048981
MRDS ID MX00185
Record type Site
Current site name La Cocinera Blanca
Alternate or previous names Cocinera Blanca
Related records 10133285

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.42006, 28.3808 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 KM S OF LOS TAJOS AND EL ORO MINES.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Tourmaline Gangue
Barite Unknown

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • 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 > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.42006, 28.3808
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mesa De Galindo/Onavas

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 5000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 70 g/mt Silver Major 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LISTED AS A GOLD-SILVER VEIN IN TABLE. ORE MINERALOGY: PYRITE, TETRAHEDRITE, BARITE, AND TOURMALINE. HYDROTHERMAL SHEAR ZONE IN PORPHYRITIC ANDESITE AND DACITE.

Reporter information

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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