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Cuatro Amigos

Past Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Manganese, Silver, Lead
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049408
MRDS ID MX02043
Record type Site
Current site name Cuatro Amigos
Related records 10303196

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.46725, 30.55018 (WGS84)
Relative position 40 KM WSW OF LA NOPELERA.

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

  • (30-36- N, 107-28- W; TRASK AND RODRIGUEZ, 1948). COORDINATES CORRESPOND TO PUEBLO/RANCH CUATRO LOCALITIES. SE 25 KM FROM CORRALITOS AND 50 KM ENE OF NUEVO CASAS GRANDES. PUEBLO OF CUATRO AMIGOS SHOWS UP ON 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TWO SEPARATE COMMODITY ACCOUNTS; ONE SAYS ONLY MN, OTHER CLAIMS AG AND PB.

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) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.46725, 30.55018
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENT COMPRISED OF ESSENTIALLY UNDEFORMED CONTINENTAL VOLCANIC ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name /Corralitos District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO VEINS OF BLACK CALCITE, 60-100 CM WIDE AND 100 M LONG IN VOLCANIC ROCKS.

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-DEC-1990 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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