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Orizabena

Past Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049525
MRDS ID MX02257
Record type Site
Current site name Orizabena
Alternate or previous names Azatlan, Tapatia
Related records 10254937

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.98392, 30.35018 (WGS84)

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 WITHIN 1 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE GRADE: 15-25% MN, SMALL POCKETS OF HIGH-GRADE ORE.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 156
USGS model code 25g
Deposit model name Epithermal Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.98392, 30.35018
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Period -1943
    Material ORE MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^41% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 41wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRASK, P.D. AND RODRIGUEZ C., J. JR., 1948, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF MEXICO: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 954-F, P. 238-248, 293-295, TABLE 17

  • Production

    TRASK AND RODRIGUEZ, 1948.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORIZABENA: TWO VEINS, ONE TRENDING E, THE OTHER N. BOTH 30-60 CM WIDE, UP TO 30 M IN LENGTH. AZATLAN: TWO VEINS. MAIN VEIN TRENDING N 30 W WITH 70 W DIP, 150 M LONG. ANOTHER E-TRENDING VEIN LIES 30 M SW. BOTH VEINS 30 CM WIDE. TAPATIA: TWO VEINS 300 M W OF AZATLAN. TREND: N 40 E AND N 20 W. BOTH VEINS A50 M LONG AND 30 CM WIDE. SMALL HIGH-GRADE KIDNEYS OF ORE UP TO 2-3 M IN AREA AND 30 CM THICK. SCATTERED SMALL STRINGERS OF ORE LESS THAN 15 CM THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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