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Escobillas

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049608
MRDS ID MX02375
Record type Site
Current site name Escobillas
Related records 10158527

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.15048, 28.81692 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 25 KM E OF EL VIRULENTO UNO AND 25-30 KM SSW OF SANTA MARTHA

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 NEAR ESCOBILLAS VILLAGE AND CERRO ESCOBILLAS. NO MINE SHOWN ON 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP. EAST SIDE OF SIERRA, REACHABLE BY DIRT ROAD FROM THE SE GOING THROUGH RANCHO SANTA FE OR RANCHO MORTEROS. MINE IS APPROXIMATELY 75 KM NE OF LA PERLA AND 50 KM SW OF MANUEL BENAVIDES VILLAGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.15048, 28.81692
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Photo Interpretative Geologic Maps Of The Area Show Lineaments Trending Nw Bisecting The Valley.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Miguel District/Ojinaga 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 POSSIBLE VEIN?

Reporter information

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

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