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Guasisa

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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10049730
MRDS ID MX02878
Record type Site
Current site name Guasisa
Alternate or previous names Guasizaca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.41726, 27.6336 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 20 KM NE OF GUADALUPE VICTORIA VILLAGE

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

  • 60 KM DUE S OF OCAMPO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.41726, 27.6336
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins High Grade

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY CRET. LIMESTONE THAT UNDERLY VOLCANIC PACKAGE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Guadalupe Victoria- Rio Oteros District/Temoris Area

Comments on development

  • MANY PROSPECTS ALONG THE RIVER.

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 VEIN OCCURRENCE ALONG THE W SIDE OF RIO OTEROS.

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

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