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La Esmeralda

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Geologic structures
  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 10049734
MRDS ID MX02886
Record type Site
Current site name La Esmeralda

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.70884, 26.93087 (WGS84)
Elevation 1800
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 4 KM DUE W OF HIDALGO DEL PARRAL, 15 Sec.

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

  • 2 ABANDONED MINES 500M N OF LA ESMERLDA, OUTSKIRTS OF HIDALGO DEL PARRAL CHIHUAHUA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.70884, 26.93087
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw Trending Faults

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • AG-AU IN QUARTZ VEINS IN VOLCANIC ANDESITE AND TO A LESSER EXTENT RHYOLITES AND TUFFS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hidalgo Del Parral District/ Parral 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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GEOLOGY MAPPED AT OLIGO-MIO AGE ON 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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