Eureka

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Lead, Antimony
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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049421
MRDS ID MX02064
Record type Site
Current site name Eureka
Related records 10206051

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.46727, 29.36688 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 15 KM S OF GUAYNOPA

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

  • 35 KMS WNW OF MADERA CITY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Antimony Critical Secondary

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) -108.46727, 29.36688

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PREDOMINANTLY SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF MIOGEOSYNCLINAL TYPE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /Madera

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA ESCONDIDA IS A SECOND PB-SB OCCURRENCE WHICH IS PROBABLY A SIMILAR DEPOSIT TYPE AND LIES 9 KM TO THE W.
Deposit AREA MAY HAVE POTENTIAL FOR OTHER PB OCCURRENCES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-88 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-91 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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