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Temosachi

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Copper, Lead, Antimony
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  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 10049485
MRDS ID MX02198
Record type Site
Current site name Temosachi
Alternate or previous names La Escondida Pb, Sb
Related records 10206217

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.51727, 29.38354 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 10 KM E OF EUREKA

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

  • 45 KM WNW OF MADERA AND 15 KM S OF THE GUAYNOPA DISTRICT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Antimony Critical Primary

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) -108.51727, 29.38354
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENT: ESSENTIALLY UNDEFORMED CONTINENTAL VOLCANIC ROCKS.

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

  • Deposit

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

  • 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, MADERA: CARTA GEOLOGICA; MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    FLORES DE HOYOS, MANO, 1988, EXPLOITATION AND CONCENTRATION IN THE NAICA MINES OF COMPANIA FRESNILLO, S.A. DE C.V., JONES, M.J., ED., EXPLORATION, MINING, AND TREAMENT: INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, LONDON, P. 163-171.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROBABLY SIMILAR TO EUREKA PB, SB OCCURRENCE. UNDETERMINED DEPOSIT SIZE.

Reporter information

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

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