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Cerro Picudo

Past Producer in Guanajuato, Mexico with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  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 10050085
MRDS ID MX10043
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Picudo
Alternate or previous names Sierra De Jacales

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.5226, 21.65469 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 4.3 KM W OF OCAMPO, GUANAJUATO., Acc +/- 15 Sec., Acc +/- 15 Sec., Acc +/- 15 Sec., Acc +/- 15 Sec.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Guanajuato

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.5226, 21.65469
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw Lineaments

Comments on the geologic information

  • QAL EXTENDS OVER 5.0 SQ KM. TERT (MIO-PLIO?) BASALT EXTENDS OVER 0.5 SQ KM. TERT (OLIGO?) RHYOLITE-ANDESITE VOLCANICS EXTEND OVER 0.5 SQ KM. TRI-JUR SHALE, SCHIST, SLATE, PHYLLITE EXTEND OVER 2.0 SQ KM. GEOLOGY AND DISTRICT SUMMARY FROM CRM (1992).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Ocampo

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 0.5 TO 46% PHOSPHOROUS PENTOXIDE. GRADES FROM ASSAY 2.1-43% P2O5.

Comments on the workings information

  • 5 MINES, 6 PROSPECTS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PHOSPHORITE DEPOSITS FROM CRM STATE STUDY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INEGI, 1973, GEOLOGIC AND TOPOGRAPHIC, 1:50,000 QUADRANGLE

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA LAJA, ANGELINA, PASEO, DURA, PRIETA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-93 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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