Garcia Prospect

Occurrence in Tamaulipas, Mexico with commodity Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10050483
MRDS ID MX25026
Record type Site
Current site name Garcia Prospect
Related records 10182669

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.08227, 24.68291 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
Relative position 20 KM N46E OF SAN LAZARO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Tamaulipas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Ca-Silicates Along Diorite Porphyry-Limestone Contact

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.08227, 24.68291

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Weak Skarn Zone Along Contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Jose

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Refugio Garcia
    First year 1930

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BASTIN, E.S., 1937, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN CARLOS MOUNTAINS, IN KELLUM, L.B., ED., THE GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY OF THE SAN CARLOS MOUNTAINS, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO: ANN ARBOR, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PRESS, P. 159-206.

  • Deposit

    KEMP, J.F., 1906, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF SAN JOSE, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO: AIME TRANS., V. 36, P. 178-203.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Long, Keith R.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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