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El Progreso West

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron
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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 10049606
MRDS ID MX02372
Record type Site
Current site name El Progreso West
Related records 10158055

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.80047, 28.2836 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 75 KM E OF LA PERLA MINE, 45 KM E OF GUADALUPE, 4 Minutes, 4 Minutes

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Emory Peak OE S(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • 10 KM W OF COAHUILA-CHIHUAHUA BORDER, 75 KM DUE E OF THE CITY OF LA PERLA. 2 MINES SHOWN ON MAP. COORDINATES CORRESPOND TO SOUTHERN, LARGER ONE. OTHER OCCURRENCE IS 5-8 KM TO THE NW.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.80047, 28.2836
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CRET. ROCKS AND VOLCANICS OVERLYING CONTINUE ACROSS BORDER INTO COAHUILA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT OCCURS IN EARLY CRETACEOUS LIMESTONES AND MINOR CLASTIC SEDIMENTS WITH A SMALL 1 KM DIAMETER PLUTON LESS THAN 2 KM TO THE WEST. POSSIBLE HEAT SOURCE FOR MINERALIZATION?

Reporter information

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

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