La Ceja

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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. Geologic structures
  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 10049428
MRDS ID MX02079
Record type Site
Current site name La Ceja
Related records 10206261

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.70052, 29.30023 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 20 KM NNE OF HORMIGAS, 40 KM NW OF LA ENCANTADA(GYPSUM)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Presidio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED TO NEAREST MINUTE. OTHER POSSIBLE LAT LONG IS 29-08N, 105-40W. 60 KM NNE OF ALDAMA AND 55 KM WSW OF COYAME.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = H13-8 OJINAGA 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.70052, 29.30023

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description West Dipping, East Converging Thrust And West Dipping Normal Fault An Either Side Of Deposit.

Comments on the geologic information

  • SEQUENCE OF INTERMEDIATE AND FELSIC VOLCANIC ROCKS WITH TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hormigas-Coyame Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIMILAR TO OTHER AG, PB DEPOSITS IN PLOMOSA DISTRICT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-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.