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Cerro Santa Elena

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049633
MRDS ID MX02739
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Santa Elena

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.61726, 27.25028 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 3 KM S OF LOBERA

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

  • ACCESSABLE FROM W OF SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL VIA LAS CHIBACAS VILLAGE, 10 KM WSW OF GASONACHIC, 25 KM E OF ADOLFO RUIZ CORINES LAKE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.61726, 27.25028
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

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 1:500000.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO,1984, CIUDAD OBREGON: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OCCURRENCE ALONG BORDER OF CHIHUAHUA AND SONORA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-91 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) U.S. Geological Survey

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