Tres Hermanos Ag, Pb

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  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 10049701
MRDS ID MX02838
Record type Site
Current site name Tres Hermanos Ag, Pb
Related records 10132983

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.05886, 28.9919 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 10-15 KM NW OF TERRAZAS AND 5 KM NE OF RIO TINTO

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

  • 15 KM S OF EL SAUZ AND 50 KM N OF CHIHUAHUA; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = H13-10 CHIHUAHUA 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Gangue

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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.05886, 28.9919

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Skarn 2 Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • BASE METAL REPLACEMENT DEPOSIT?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Terrrazas District / Chihuahua 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, 1985, CHIHUAHUA CARTA GEOLOGICA: MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ REYNA, J., 1956A, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO- MINERO DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA CONGRESSO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL XXX, MEXICO, 280 P., 1 PLATE.

  • Deposit

    CLARK, K.F., AND GOODELL. P.C., EDS., 1983, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NORTH CENTRAL CHIHUAHUA, GUIDEBOOK FOR THE 1983 FIELD CONFERENCE, EL PASO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, PUBLICATION NO. 15, PLATE 1, SCALE 1:500,000. GONZALEZ, R.J., 1956A,

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ARROYO DEL NOGAL MOCHO FLOWS WESTWARD THROUGH TERRAZAS DISTRICT. TRES HERMANOS IS NW MOST MINE IN DISTRICT AND EASILY ACCESABLE 10 KM W OF CHIHUAHUA - CIUDAD JUAREZ HIGHWAY. SEE TERRAZAS FOR MORE DETAILS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit VEINS PROBABLY RELATED TO REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS GENERATED FROM HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION ASSOCIATED WITH DIORITE INTRUSIONS IN EL SAUZ - N CHIHUAHUA CITY AREA. THESE INTRUSIONS FORMED MANY SMALL SKARN AND VEIN OCCURRENCES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-92 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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