Quintanilla

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Iron, Lead, Manganese
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049694
MRDS ID MX02828
Record type Site
Current site name Quintanilla
Related records 10278968

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.65049, 28.63358 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 9 KM NW OF ALAZANA MINE AND 15 KM SE OF EL ANTEJO IRON MINE.

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

  • MINE SHOWN BUT NOT NAMED ON CIUDAD DELICIAS, 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP. 30 KM DUE NORTH OF LA PERLAQ. MINE LOCATED NE SIDE IF SIERRA MOJINA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Iron Primary
Lead Primary
Manganese Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • UNSURE WHICH PART OF THE MINE OR IF TWO ASOCIATED MINES IS MAIN PRODUCT

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.65049, 28.63358

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Mojina District /La Perla 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 CIUDAD DELICIAS (H13-11); INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.