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Rio Chinatu

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10049796
MRDS ID MX02975
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Chinatu

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.63386, 25.96701 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 35 KM ESE OF GUADALUPE Y CALVO AND 10-15 KM SW OF SAN JULIAN., Accurate To +/- 3 Minutes, Accurate To +/- 3 Minutes

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 40 KM N80E OF THE GALEANA AU-AG DISTRICT. LOCATION ALONG UPPER STRETCHES OF RIO CHINATU WHICH EVENTUALLY FLOWS INTO THE RIO URIQUE-BATOPILAS.
  • 23 KM SW OF HIDALGO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.63386, 25.96701
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rio Chinatu District / Guadalupe Y Calvo Area

Comments on development

  • PROSPECTING ; ECON.COM: NO ROAD ACCESS, ONLY PROSPECTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS MODEL TYPE NOT DEFINITE DUE TO LACK OF DATA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit VEIN MINERALIZED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-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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