El Pino

Occurrence 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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10049578
MRDS ID MX02336
Record type Site
Current site name El Pino
Related records 10255321

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.6506, 28.09608 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 2 KM SW OF LA CIENEGA (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 ON S SIDE OF CERRO LA CIENEGA. LOCATED 3 KM BY ROAD, 2 BY AIR, FROM THE VILLAGE OF LA CIENEGA. 14 KM WSW OF MORIS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.6506, 28.09608

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SIMILAR DEPOSIT TO LA CIENEGA (SYNONYM SANTA ELENA)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Cienega/Moris

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1982, MORIS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE, 1:50,000, H12 D88

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-91 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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