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Casa De Janos

Past Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Manganese
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10049398
MRDS ID MX02023
Record type Site
Current site name Casa De Janos
Alternate or previous names Zona De Janos
Related records 10278898

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.50061, 30.70017 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 20 KM NW OF SIERRA CARCAY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • (30-45- N, 108-22- W; TRASK AND RODRIGUEZ, 1948) ABOUT 45 KM SW OF JANOS.

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 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) -108.50061, 30.70017
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • CONTINENTAL VOLCANIC TERRANE. NEAR CONTACT WITH ALLUVIUM IN PLACES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Buenos Aires/Janos

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 SEPARATE MINE AREAS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUILD, P.W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 858-A AND -B.

  • Deposit

    SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 189.

  • Deposit

    TRASK, P.D. AND RODRIGUEZ C., J. JR., 1948, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF MEXICO: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 954-F, P. 278-248, 293-295, TABLE 17.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO, MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1983, NACOZARI: CARTA GEOLOGICA; MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MN VEIN 2 METERS WIDE IN VOLCANIC ROCKS. FOUR PROSPECT AREAS IN 4 KM DIAMETER AREA. THREE ON THE NACOZAN 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP TOGETHER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1991 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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