| Deposit ID | 10050233 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX17141 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Chapote - La Casualidad Mines |
| Related records | 10304966 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.70452, 25.76148 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 570 |
| Relative position | 21.5 KM N40E OF SAN JUAN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Nuevo Leon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Model code | 244 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34d |
| Deposit model name | Phosphate, warm current type |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Cuesta Del Cura Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Cuesta Del Cura Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -99.70452, 25.76148 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N40w Anticline |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 115800000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 340M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX17141 |
PEREZ M., J.J., AND WIGGIN, R.W.,1953, LOS DEPOSITOS DE FOSFORITAS DE SABINAS HIDALGO Y AYANCUAL, ESTADO NUEVO LEON: INST. NAC. INVEST. RECURSOS MINERALES BOL. 32, 33 P
CIMRI
PEREZ AND WIGGIN (1953) P. 31.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1992 | Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Long, Keith R.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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