| Deposit ID | 10049445 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX02111 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Los Borregos |
| Alternate or previous names | Consolidada, Verdun, Corriente, Nueva Carolina, Ampliacion Wallito, Russell. |
| Related records | 10182711 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.29225, 31.05461 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | A5 SQ. KM AREA, 18 KM E OF GUZMAN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
El Paso(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Chihuahua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Result | AVG. GRADE: 20-25% MN. (HAND SORTED ORE: 40% MN) |
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| Model code | 156 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25g |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal Mn |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -107.29225, 31.05461 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
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| Structure description | Two Normal Fault Systems. |
| Strike | 1>N 5 E TO N 20 W; 2>N 70 E TO N 70 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 1&2>OPPOSING DIPS, 60-90, AVE. 75-80 |
| Dip | 1&2>OPPOSING DIPS, 60-90, AVE. 75-80 |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sierra De Borregos/Ascencion |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minas Consolidadas, S. A. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Last year | 1954 |
| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1941-1942 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE MN | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^42%(?) Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX02111 |
SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 189.
TRASK, P.D. AND RODRIGUEZ C., J. JR., 1948, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 954-F, P. 238-239.
WILSON, I.F., 1956, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE SIERRA DE BORREGOS, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO IN GONZALEZ R., J., (ED.), 1956, SYMPOSIUM SOBRE YACIMIENTOS DE MANGANESO, TOMO III: CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL, XX, MEXICO, 1956, P. 109-117.
CLARK, K.F., AND GOODELL, P.C., (EDS.), 1983, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NORTH-CENTRAL CHIHUAHUA: EL PASO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, GUIDEBOOK, 1983 FIELD CONFERENCE, 0CT. 7-9, 1983, PLATE 1, SCALE 1:500000.
COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., 1986, MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: USGS BULLETIN 1693, 379 P.
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.
TRASK AND RODRIGUEZ, 1948; WILSON, 1956.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MN OXIDE ORE IN WELL-DEFINED STEEP-DIPPING FISSURE VEINS IN TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS AND BRECCIATED ZONES. AT LEAST 15 "EXPLOITABLE" VEINS ALONG TWO MAIN FRACTURE SYSTEMS RUNNING NS AND EW. STRIKE LENGTHS UP TO 830 M, AVE. 50-200 M. AVE. THICKNESS: 1.0-1.5 M, MAX. 2-3 M. DEPTH TO BOTTOM: A50 M. (SMALLER VEINS, 10-30 CM WIDE, NOT CONSIDERED ECONOMIC.) VEINS CONSIST OF A50% PSILOMELANE PLUS "BLACK CALCITE" CONTAINING FINELY DISSEMINATED MN OXIDES, AND 50% WHITE CALCITE. VEINS HAVE BANDED STRUCTURE AND COMMONLY CONTAIN VUGS LINED WITH CALCITE CRYSTALS. ALSO: BRECCIATED ZONES CONTAINING MN OXIDES CEMENTING FRAGMENTS OF VOLCANIC ROCKS, GENERALLY ALONG HANGING-WALLS OF VEINS. PARAGENESIS: 1> BLACK CALCITE, 2> PSILOMELANE, 3> WHITE CALCITE. |
| Deposit | SIMILAR DEPOSITS: NUEVA CASAS GRANDES, VILLA AHUMADA, OJINAGA, AND DEPOSITS NEAR CHIHUAHUA CITY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1990 | Staude, John-Mark G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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