Colon

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049301
MRDS ID MX00584
Record type Site
Current site name Colon
Related records 10157894

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.8256, 28.35024 (WGS84)
Elevation 1550
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 5 KM N OF LA CUMBRE

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

  • 7 KM NW OF LA CIENEGA DEL TRIGO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.8256, 28.35024

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /La Cienega Del Trigo

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, YECORA TOPOGRAPHIC MAP, 1:50,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1991 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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