| Deposit ID | 10049666 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX02789 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Potrero De Bojorquez |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.6839, 27.60028 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2230 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 8-10 KM S OF LA HIGUERA AND 15-20 KM W OF LA DURA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Chihuahua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Huebnerite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Model code | 79 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 21a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Mo |
| Mark3 model number | 2 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -107.6839, 27.60028 |
|---|
| General form | VEINS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| District name | Potrero De Bojorquez District / Guadalupe Y Calvo Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX02789 |
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.
SCHULTZE, G., 1952A, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE TUNGSTENO DE LA GUADALUPANA Y POTRERO DE BOJORQUEZ, MORELOS CHIHUAHUA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES, INSTITUTO NACIONAL PARA LA INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS MINERALES, BULLETIN 34-C, P. 21-29.
CIMRI
ROUGH ESTIMATE BY SCHLUZE, 1952, NO MENTION OF GRADES OR WHAT IS HIGH GRADE.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS TYPICALLY 0.1-0.25 M WIDE ALTHOUGH LOCALLY THEY ARE WIDER. VEINS MAIN ORE MINERAL IS WOLFRAMITE |
| Deposit | NEARBY OCCURRENCES MENTIONED BY SCHULTZ, 1952, ARE MINERAL DE MORALES (TO THE N), LA DURA (TO THE NE), ACCESS IN 1952 WAS ONLY BY AIRPLANE TO LA GUADALUPANA. LA MESA LARGA IS 13000 M ABOVE THE MINE CAMP SCHULZE'S MAP IS PRETTY USELESS FOR LOCATION PURPOSES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-92 | Staude, John-Mark G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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