Mojada Sierra

Occurrence in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodities Zinc, Copper
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086711
MRDS ID MX06298
Record type Site
Current site name Mojada Sierra
Related records 10158439

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.62546, 27.25363 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 6 KM ESE OF LA ESMELADA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Coahuila De Zaragoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.62546, 27.25363

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ew Normal Faulting

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE HOSTED ZN CU OCCURRENCES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SEPARATE MINE AREAS SEPARATED BY 3 KM EW.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INEGI, TOPOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE, 1:50,000 SCALE MAP

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1992 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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