Mohinora Cerro

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10049790
MRDS ID MX02968
Record type Site
Current site name Mohinora Cerro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.10055, 26.00034 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 8 KM SSE OF SAN SIMON AND 10 KM N OF GALEANA.

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

  • APPROXIMATELY 15 KM SW OF GUADALUPE Y CALVO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.10055, 26.00034

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Simon District / Cerro Mohinora Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRRINCIPALLY BASE METAL DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-92 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.