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Vallle De Olivos

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Copper
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049674
MRDS ID MX02800
Record type Site
Current site name Vallle De Olivos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.23386, 27.18363 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 6 KM S OF ARROYO DE LA CIENEGA (THE NORTHERN MOST OCCURRRENCE IN THE VALLE DE OLIVOS 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

  • LOCATION OF MINE FROM 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP THREE MINE AREAS ARE SHOWN ASSOCATED WITH INTRUSIVES INTO CRET SEDIMENTS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COPPER IS MAIN COMMODITY

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.23386, 27.18363
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Associated With Intrusion?

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY VARIES ON DIFFERENT GEOLOGIC MAPS , MOST OBVIOUS IS THAT NO INTRUSIVE ROCKS ARE SHOWN ASSOCIATED WITH THE VALLE DE OLIVOS AREA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Valle De Olivos District / Balleza - San Mateo 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 CU MINERALIZATION MIGHT BE ASSOCATED WITH INTRUSIVES?
Deposit ARROYO DE LA CIENEGA IS A SECOND AREA IN THE VALLE DE OLIVOS DISTRICT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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