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Cerro Blanco

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Gold
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10049661
MRDS ID MX02782
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Blanco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.95058, 27.38361 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 10-15 KM N OF URIQUE DISTRICT

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

  • OCCURRENCE NOT SHOWN ON 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP. 10-15 KM W OF COPPER CANYON, OCCURRENCE IS 30 KM N80E OF TEMORIS, 15 KM S60E OF CUITECO VILLAGE AND 15 KMS N OF URIQUE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

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) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.95058, 27.38361
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Pervasive Nw

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • CERRO BLANCO AND CEARO PRIETO THE HILL NEARBY ARE BOTH IN THE SIERRA CEROCAHUI

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Urique District / Temoris 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 D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO,1984, SAN JUANITO (G13-2); INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LITTLE WRITTEN ABOUT OCCURRENCE

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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