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Barranca De Cobre

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Gold, Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10049662
MRDS ID MX02783
Record type Site
Current site name Barranca De Cobre
Alternate or previous names Copper Canyon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.66724, 27.50028 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position EL TEJABAN OCCURRENCE ALSO ALONG CANYON, 10-20 KM (E) UP THE RIVER.

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

  • THE CANYON STRETCHES FOR OVER 100 KM WITH STEEP WALLS CUT INTO TERTARY VOLCANIC AND GRANODIORITE INTRUSIVES

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

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)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.66724, 27.50028
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /Barranca De Cobre Area

Comments on the workings information

  • FEW WORKINGS ON VEINS

Comments on development

  • IN 1962 ENGINEERS COMPLETED RAILROAD THROUGH THE CANYON OPENING UP MORE EXPLORATION AND TRAFFIC THROUGH THE REGION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, P.W., 1965, FIELD GUIDE TO THE GEMS AND MINERALS OF MEXICO: GEMBOOKS, MENTONE, CALIFORNIA, 96P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANY SMALL ISOLATED VIEN OCCURRENCES NOT A LARGE CONCENTRATION. VEIN TEND TO LEAVE ORE AT DEPTH
Deposit KNOWN AS THE "MAJESTIC CANYONS OF THE TARAHUMARA." CAN BE REACHED BOTH FROM LOS MOCHIS, SINALOA AND CHIHAUHUA SIDE OF THE SIERA MADRE. ; 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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