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Las Adargas Minas

Past Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold
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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. Ore body information
  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 10049751
MRDS ID MX02913
Record type Site
Current site name Las Adargas Minas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.90327, 26.92531 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 17 KM SW 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

  • THREE SEPERATE MINE AREAS WITH ROAD ACCESS. 25 KM DUE S OF JIMENEZ, 25 KM W OF HIGHWAY 49 FROM CORRALITOS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.90327, 26.92531
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N40w Strike, 20-60 Dip Range

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /Jimenez 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

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SAN JOSE LAS AFARGAS IN 500 M SE OF S END OF SIERRA LAS ADARGAS
Deposit GEOLOGY ON 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS THREE MINE AREAS OVER 3 KM (NE) BY 0.7 KM WIDE ZONE IN LIMESTONE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

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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