La Loca

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Antimony

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Ownership information
Workings at the site
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10049191
MRDS ID	MX00444
Record type	Site
Current site name	La Loca
Related records	10206385

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-112.58266, 30.73682 (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

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Antimony Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chalcedony	Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	180
USGS model code	27d
Deposit model name	Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-112.58266, 30.73682	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	El Antimonio/La Montana

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Leased By Rafael Ruiz, El Antimonio, Sonora, Mx.

First year 1943
Type Owner

Owner Roberto Perez, Caborca, Sonora, Mx.

First year 1943

Type	Operator
Owner	Leased By Rafael Ruiz, El Antimonio, Sonora, Mx.
First year	1943

Type	Owner
Owner	Roberto Perez, Caborca, Sonora, Mx.
First year	1943

Workings at the site

Type of workings Underground

Overall depth 20.5M

Type of workings	Underground
Overall depth	20.5M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	MX00444

Bibliographic references

Deposit

WHITE, D.E. AND GUIZA, REINALDO, 1949, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF EL ANTIMONIO DISTRICT, SONORA, MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 962-B, P.105, PLATE 15

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-DEC-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.