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Loma El Ancon

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Clay, 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. Ore body information
  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 10049750
MRDS ID MX02912
Record type Site
Current site name Loma El Ancon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.95743, 26.99892 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 1 KM AND 1.7 KM NW OF OPAL OCCURRENCES, 9 KM NE OF SIERRA LAS ADARGAS PB-ZN.

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

  • 400 M W OF PAVED ROAD, 10 KM N OF SAN JOSE LAS ADARGAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Kaolin Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Montmorillonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.95743, 26.99892
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /Jimenez Area

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 PROSPECTS ON 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC MAP.

Comments on development

  • INACTIVE NO ROAD TO PROSPECT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EASY ACCESS FROM HIGHWAY TO CLAY PROSPECT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-92 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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