Chorreras

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Lead, Zinc, Iron, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049517
MRDS ID MX02246
Record type Site
Current site name Chorreras
Related records 10133217

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.23662, 28.86691 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

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

  • ESTIMATED TO NEAREST 15 SECONDS. SE 3 KM FROM CARRIZALILLO (AG, PB, ZN, CU, BA). THIS DEPOSIT IS NEXT TO THE GRANITE INTRUSION. 90 KM E OF CHIHUAHUA.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = H13-8 OJINAGA 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore

Analytical data

Result 60% FE

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 62
USGS model code 18d
Deposit model name Skarn Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.23662, 28.86691

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chorreras District/ Maclovio Herrrera-Coyame Area

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1961
    Total resources 300000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 60 wt-pct Iron Major 1961

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 1: PROBABLE RESERVES. ITEM 2: POSSIBLE RESERVES.
  • TOTAL RESERVES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOMEZ R., D., 1961, INVENTARIO DE LOS YACIMIENTOS FERRIFEROS DE MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES PUBLICACION 3 E, (CHIHUAHUA LOC. 5).

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ REYNA, J., 1956, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO-MINERA DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL, 20TH, DURANGO, MEXICO, 1956, P. 181-182.

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOLGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNEMNT OF MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000

  • Deposit

    SPP, 1984, CIUDAD DELICIAS

  • Reserve-Resource

    GOMEZ, 1961.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PART OF THE N-S TRENDING CENTRAL CHIHUAHUA FE-SKARN BELT. THIS BELT INCLUDED CHORRERAS, SAN EDUARDO(MX02245), AND OTHER SMALL OCCURENCES ASSOCIATED WITH CRET PLUTONISM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB
Deposit IRREGULAR CONTACT METAMORPHIC DEPOSIT AT LIMESTONE/GRANITE CONTACT. INTRUSIVE IS TERT. GRANODIORITE ACCORDING TO 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-88 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-88 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-91 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-93 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.