| Deposit ID | 10049656 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX02773 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Iguana |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.29217, 27.05863 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1-2 KM SW OF CIGARRERO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Chihuahua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -105.29217, 27.05863 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | 5 Different Fault Directions |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1905 |
| District name | Sierra Almoloya District/Jimenez Area |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX02773 |
SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.
GONZALEZ REYNA, J., 1956A, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO- MINERO DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA CONGRESSO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL XXX, MEXICO, 280 P., 1 PLATE.
AGUIRE, S, 1923, LA MINA JULIETA, ALLENDE, CHIHUAHUA: BOLETIN MINERO., V. 15, JANUARY ISSUE, P. 458-465.
GRIGGS, J., 1907, MINES OF CHIHUAHUA: HISTORY, GEOLOGY, STATISTICS, AND MINING COMPANIES, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO, PUBLISHED BY AUTHOR IN CHIHUAHUA, 349 P.
HILL, R.T., 1907, SIERRA ALMOLOYA, CHIHUAHUA MINING WORLD , V. 27, NO. 17, P. 686-691. HILL, R.T., 1907, GEOLOGY OF THE SIERRA DE ALMOLOYA, SCIENCE, NO. 644, P. 710-712. HILL, R.T., 1907, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF SIERRA DE ALMOLOYA. MINING WORLD, V. 26, NO. 18, P. 560.
PEARCE, W.D., 1909, GOLD MINES OF CHIHUAHUA: MINING WORLD, V. 31, NO. 1, P. 55-59.
ANONYMOUS, 1908, THE ALMOLOYA DISTRICT: THE MEXICAN MINING JOURNAL, V. 7-8, P. 15-16.
BRODIE, W.M., 1909A, HISTORY OF THE NATIVE SILVER MINES OF BATOPILAS: MINING WORLD, V. 30, P. 1105-1110.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT MINERALIZED ZN BODY 54 M LONG AND 10 M WIDE AND OPEN AT DEPTH. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | VEIN MAY BE SAME HIGH GRADE VEIN AS AT CIGARRERO OR A PARALLLEL VEIN A BIT DEEPER. ZINC RATHER THAN PB WHICH IS AT CIGARRERO. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-91 | Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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