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Balderrama

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model 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 10049779
MRDS ID MX02954
Record type Site
Current site name Balderrama
Alternate or previous names Los Amarraderos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.48384, 26.56699 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 2-4 KM SW OF LOS CHARCOS MN

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

  • CENTER OF BALDERRAMA MN DISTRICT LOCATED AROUND TOWN OF LOS AMARRADEROS APPROX. 50 KM BY ROAD SSE FROM HIDALGO DEL PARRAL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MANGENESE IN VOLCANICS

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 156
USGS model code 25g
Deposit model name Epithermal Mn

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.48384, 26.56699
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • TERT VOLCANICS OVERLY LOWER CRET SHALES ANE LIMESTONES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Balderrama Districxt/ Matamoros Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION THOUGHT TO BE SYNVOLCANIC ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-92 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-93 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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