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Corralitos

Past Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Clay, Silica, Aluminum, Kaolin
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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. 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 10049747
MRDS ID MX02907
Record type Site
Current site name Corralitos
Alternate or previous names San Juan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.70051, 26.91698 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 20 KM SE OF LOS REYES.

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

  • 2-4 KM S OF JIMENEZ TO ESCALON HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY 49, 30-35 KM SE OF JIMENEZ. MAJOR CLAY AREA WITH OVER 15 DIFFERENT MINE AREAS DISPERSED OVER AN 8 KM E-W BY 6 KM N-S AREA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Silica Primary
Aluminum Critical Primary
Kaolin Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • VOLCANIC HOSTED CLAY

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Alunite Ore
Kaolinite Ore
Montmorillonite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.70051, 26.91698
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1965
Year of first production 1960

Mining district

District name Corralitos District/Jimenez Area

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE MINING

Comments on development

  • QUARRY AND OPEN CUT MINING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SAN JOSE LAS AFARFAS G13B51, 1977, 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE

  • 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 CLAY IN RHYOLITE AND BASALTIC TERTIARY VOLCANICS.
Deposit MANY CLAY PITS AND PROSPECTS. ALSO SEE THE DIVISION DEL NORTE (G13B52) QUAD FOR MANY MINES/ PROSPECTS TO THE EAST. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit Discovery Year: 1960'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-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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