Abra Negra

Past Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049247
MRDS ID MX00517
Record type Site
Current site name Abra Negra
Related records 10182338

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.03401, 30.65849 (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 WITHIN 1 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 156
USGS model code 25g
Deposit model name Epithermal Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.03401, 30.65849

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 70E
    Thickness 1M
    Length 170M
    Width 45M
    Depth to bottom 45M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Controlled.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cananea/Magdalena

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Minera Mexicana, S. A.
    First year 1960

Production statistics

  • Year 1960
    Period -1960
    Material ORE MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^20% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 20wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PRE-1960 PRODUCTION.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1960
    Total resources 5000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 8 wt-pct Manganese Major 1960

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 1: POSITIVE ORE. ITEM 2: PROBABLE ORE. ITEM 3: POSSIBLE ORE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 9HA
    Overall depth 30M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AYUB M., A.R., 1960, MINERALES DE MANGANESO EN LOS ESTADOS DE SONORA, DURANGO, ZACATECAS Y SAN LUIS POTOSI: CRNNR BOLETIN 49, P. 35-64, TABLAS I-III.

  • Deposit

    COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., 1986, MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: USGS BULLETIN 1693, 379 P.

  • Production

    AYUB, 1960.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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