| Deposit ID | 10073105 |
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| MRDS ID | W018929 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santa Maria De La Paz Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | La Paz Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -100.75037, 23.75044 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 2000 |
| Relative position | AT LA PAZ, 175 KM NNE OF CITY OF SAN LUIS POTOSI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | San Luis Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | IN 1967 ORE AVERAGED 300 G/MT AG, 3.5% ZN, 1.5% PB, 1 G/MT AU |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Limestone |
| Rock description | Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -100.75037, 23.75044 |
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| General form | NARROW VEINS |
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| Length | 5000M |
| Width | 1000M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 1500M |
| Development status | Producer |
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| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | La Paz District |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Santa Maria De La Paz S. A. |
| Year | 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^3.5 % Zn, 1.5 % Pb, 300 G/Mt Ag, 1 G/Mt Au, (400 Mtpd) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W018929 |
LOZANO, J. M. M., 1967, GEOLOGIA Y MINERALIZACION DE LOS PRINCIPALES DISTRITOS DEL ESTADO DE SAN LUIS POTOSI; GEOLOGIA Y METALURGIA V 3, NO. 20, P 12 - 19
GUTIERREZ, C. G., MARTINEZ, L. M., 1970, EL ZONEAMIENTO EN LOS DEPOSITOS MINERALES DE LA PAZ, S.L.P.; GEOLOGIA Y METALURGIA V. 5 NO. 32 P 28 - 34
LOZANO, J. M. M., 1967, GEOLOGIA Y METALURGIA V 3 NO. 20 P 19
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIMENSIONS FOR LA PAZ DISTRICT ORE ZONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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