Nuncios Sierra San Jose De Los

Occurrence in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Calcium, Dolomite
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049952
MRDS ID MX06235
Record type Site
Current site name Nuncios Sierra San Jose De Los
Alternate or previous names Mines Include: Geronimo San Town
Related records 10255012

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.78371, 25.61287 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 18 KM ENE FROM RAMOS ARIZPE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Coahuila De Zaragoza

Comments on the location information

  • COAHUILA-NUEVA LEON BORDER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Secondary
Calcium Secondary
Dolomite Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Dolomite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.78371, 25.61287

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Steeply Dipping Limestone

Ore body information

  • General form REPLACEMENT OF SEDIMENTS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • MAJOR ZN, PB, AG DISTRICT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: "INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA, GEOGRAFIA, E INFORMATICA 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE, 1976"

  • Deposit

    INEGI, TOPOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE, 1:50,000 SCALE MAP

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZN, PB, AG WITH GYPSUM BEDS. MORE DISTALLY CU AND DOLOMITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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