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Santo Nino

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049597
MRDS ID MX02361
Record type Site
Current site name Santo Nino
Related records 10230341

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.75055, 28.21693 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 12 KM N OF LA REYNA AND 15 KM E OF CUSIHUIRIACHIC MINE

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

  • 25 KM SE OF CUAUHTEMOC CITY AND 75 KM WSW OF CHIHUAHUA CITY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.75055, 28.21693
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PLUTONIC BELT CROSSES SOUTHWEST OF CHIHUAHUA CITY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cuauhtemoc District/Chihuahua City Area

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, 1985, CHIHUAHUA: CARTA GEOLOGICA; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFIA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH TERTIARY GRANITE

Reporter information

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

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