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Galemes

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Iron
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  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049604
MRDS ID MX02370
Record type Site
Current site name Galemes
Alternate or previous names Cerro La Presita
Related records 10215239

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.26715, 28.25027 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position SAN MIGUEL (AG, PB) OCCURRENCE IS 15 KM N AND LA NEGRA IS ACROSS THE VALLEY 8-10 KM TO THE E

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

  • PROSPECT LOCATED AT BASE OF CERRO LA PRESITA, ACCESSIBLE BY DIRT ROAD FROM LA PERLA, 30 KM DUE W. THIS IS ONE OF THE MINES IN THE LA NEGRA DISTRICT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Martite Ore
Specularite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 158
USGS model code 25i
Deposit model name Volcanic-hosted magnetite

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) -104.26715, 28.25027
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Negra District/La Perla 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, 1984, CIUDAD DELICIAS (H13-11): 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 ONE OF THE SMALL PROSPECT AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH LA PERLA MINING DISTRICT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1991 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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