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La Fierrosa

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049729
MRDS ID MX02877
Record type Site
Current site name La Fierrosa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.20891, 27.7836 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 10 KM S OF URUACHIC DISTRICT, 45 KM N OF GUAZAPARES 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

  • NEAR RANCH SORIMOVA, 10 KM S OF URUACHIC AND 50 KM SSE OF OCAMPO.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = G12-3 CD OBREGON 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.20891, 27.7836
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins High Grade

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Uruachic District/Ocampo 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 OBREGON: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECTS SOUTHSIDE OF OTEROS RIVER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-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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