Norias Nuevas

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead
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. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049556
MRDS ID MX02303
Record type Site
Current site name Norias Nuevas
Related records 10255081

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.31719, 30.16687 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 50 KM S OF SIERRA DEL HUESO AG, PB PROSPECT SIMILAR DEPOSIT TYPE AND SETTING.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marfa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • PROSPECT NOT LOCATED ON 1:250,000 GEOLOGICAL MAP, BUT MAP DOES HAVE DETAILED GEOLOGY. COORDINATES CORRESPOND TO 1:500,000 MAP. LA BAMBA IS ABOUT 15 KM TO THE SOUTH. 50 KM W OF TEXAS BORDER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.31719, 30.16687

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Normal Fault West Dipping, West Side Of Range.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name /Sierra Del Hueso

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-90 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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