Extension De Uranio

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Tungsten, Copper, Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049082
MRDS ID MX00304
Record type Site
Current site name Extension De Uranio
Related records 10206356

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.3284, 28.94189 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR BAJIO DE LOS RASTRITOS, ABOUT 10 KM SE OF BACANORA.

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 MINUTE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 45
USGS model code 15
Deposit model name W pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.3284, 28.94189

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /Tonichi

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Harry A. Pitts
    First year 1945

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WIESE, JOHN H., AND CARDENAS, SALVADOR, 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF SONORA, MEXICO: USGS BULL 946, P. 103-130

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SCHEELITE AND CUPROTUNGSTITE OCCUR SPARSELY DISSEMINATED IN SMALL PEGMATITE DIKE. ALSO, TRACES OF SCHEELITE IN NEARBY OUTCROP OF TACTITE. UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF U-BEARING HORNBLENDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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