La Cienega

Past Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Gold, 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. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049508
MRDS ID MX02234
Record type Site
Current site name La Cienega
Alternate or previous names Buena Ventura, Santa Elena
Related records 10303089

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.64227, 28.10303 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position A6 KM W OF SOCORRO, 5 KM SE OF SAHUAYACAN, 1 KM SE OF THE VILLAGE OF LA CIENEGA

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

  • 11 KM W AND 6 KM S OF MORIS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.64227, 28.10303

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Vein

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGICALLY SIMILAR TO SAHUAYACAN AND LA REPUBLICA AREAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sahuayacan District/Moris Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1930
    Period 1929-1930
    Material ORE AU AG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^20 G/Ton Au, 79 G/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 20g/mt
    Major Ore Silver Silver 79g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • COMPANIA MINERA LA CIENEGA, S.A.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ R., J., 1956, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO-MINERA DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL, XX, DURANGO, MEXICO, 1956, P. 84.

  • 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, 1982, MORIS (H12D88) TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFIA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:50,000.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1984, TECORIPA: CARTA GEOLOGICA; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFIA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Production

    GONZALEZ, 1956.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AURIFEROUS VEINS IN ANDESITES. LOW AG VALUES.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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