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Sierra Azul

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10049724
MRDS ID MX02869
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra Azul

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.1672, 27.05141 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 8 KM E OF SANTA RITA AG, PB, ZN 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

  • LOCATION FROM MINES MARKED ON THE 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP. 10 KM S OF VALENO WHICH IS AT THE S END OF THE ROAD, 30 KM S OF SATEVO THUS SIERRA AZUL MINES (THERE ARE AT LEAST 3 PROSPECT AREAS) IS 40 KM S OF SATEVO CITY.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = G13-1 SAN JUANITO 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

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 Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.1672, 27.05141
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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 De La Campana District/Satevo 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 MINES ARE ON THE E SIDE OF SIERRA AZUL, 6 KM S OF THE EL MAGUEY RANCH ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit DEPOSITS AT SIERRA AZUL AND SANTA RITA ARE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SAME MOUNTAIN RIDGE AND DISTRICT AND LIKELY SIMILAR AG-PLUS BASEMETAL DEPOSITS.

Reporter information

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

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

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