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Cerro San Pedro

Past Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049676
MRDS ID MX02803
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro San Pedro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.97552, 27.13363 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 7 KM SW OF VAIRGINIA SB OCCURRENCE, 10 KM NW OF SOLEDAD AG, PB OCCURRRENCE

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

  • 36 KM NW OF PARRAL CITY, 40 KM S20W OF VALLE DE ZARAGOZA VILLAGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.97552, 27.13363
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Near Intrusive Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • VOLCANIC (TERT AGE) OVERLAY THE CRET SEDS AND THE INTRUSIVE POKES THROUGH UNCLEAR ABOUT RELATIVE AGE RELATIONS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Parral 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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTACT BETWEEN GRANODIORITE(?)INTRUSIVE AND CRET (LIKELY EARLY CRET) SHALE AND LIMESTONE

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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