Cananea-Duluth

Past Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049280
MRDS ID MX00558
Record type Site
Current site name Cananea-Duluth
Related records 10205943

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.30066, 30.96265 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(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 Sonora

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED TO WITHIN 0.5 KM. A SECOND MINE AREA IN THE CNAANEA DISTRICT, 2 KM S OF THE MAIN PIT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Alunite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Mesa Volcanics
    Rock description Mesa Volcanics

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.30066, 30.96265

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO INTRUSIVE ROCKS IN VICINITY OF BRECCIA PIPE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Cananea

Comments on the workings information

  • DRILLED TO 2000 FT DEPTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ELLIPTICAL BRECCIA PIPE, 330 M X 65 M IN PLAN, CUTTING SLIGHTLY INCLINED BEDDED TUFFS AND ASSOCIATED VOLCANICS. PERIPHERY OF PIPE CONSISTS OF CHALCOPYRITE-PYRITE-BORNITE WITH MINOR TETRAHEDRITE, SPHALERITE AND GALENA IN QUARTZ-CARBONATE-ADULARIA GANGUE CEMENTING BRECCIA FRAGMENTS IMPREGNATED WITH PYRITE. SECONDARY CHALCOCITE FOUND COATING PRIMARY SULFIDES IN ZONES OF SUPERGENE ENRICHMENT.
Deposit VERTICAL ZONATION: AG/CU RATIOS INCREASE TO A MAXIMUM IMMEDIATELY BELOW ZONE OF INCREASING CU VALUES DUE TO SUPERGENE ENRICHMENT. ZN/CU AND AG/ZN RATIOS SHOW SAME BEHAVIOR. SIMILAR DEPOSITS: LA DEMOCRATA, AMERICA-BONANZA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-88 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-91 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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