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Tutuaca

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049500
MRDS ID MX02225
Record type Site
Current site name Tutuaca
Related records 10215694

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.17142, 28.50441 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 15 KM NW OF PROMOTONO (AU, AG)

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

  • LOCATED NEXT TO TOWN OF TUTUACA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.17142, 28.50441
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Concentrated In Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • SEE COMMENTS FOR CERRO BOLUDO MINE (TEMOSACHIC AREA).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tutuaca-Ocampa District/Temosachic Area

Comments on the workings information

  • VERY FEW WORKINGS IN EVIDENCE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ R., J., 1956, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO-MINERA DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: XX CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL (DURANGO, MX), P. 59.

  • 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, 1984, TECONPA: CARTA GEOLOGICA; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFIA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HIGH GRADE AU-AG DEPOSITS. ERRATIC QUARTZ VEINS IN PRE-EXISTING FRACTURES CUTTING ANDESITES. POSSIBLY SIMILAR TO DEPOSITS IN OCAMPO DISTRICT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-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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