Palo Colorado

Occurrence in Guanajuato, Mexico with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10050103
MRDS ID MX10068
Record type Site
Current site name Palo Colorado

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.39482, 21.31998 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 4 KM WSW OF SANTO DOMINGO.

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) -101.39482, 21.31998

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description E-W Lineament

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithological?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Santo Domingo West

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INEGI, 1982, GEOLOGIC AND TOPOGRAPHIC, 1:50,000 QUADRANGLES

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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