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La Guitarra

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088926
MRDS ID MX02807
Record type Site
Current site name La Guitarra

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.24225, 27.16279 (WGS84)
Elevation 1420
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 12 KM DUE S OF TEMORIS, 40 Sec., 40 Sec.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • MINE IS SHOWN WITHOUT ACCESS ROAD TO IT ON THE CIENEGUITA 1:50,00 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP. MINE IS 1 KM DUE W OF SAN FRANCISCO VILLAGE AND 3KM E OF EL TERRERO AND ALGARROBAL VILLAGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.24225, 27.16279
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR VEIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rio De Plata District / Temons Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.

  • Deposit

    SPP,1979, CARTA GEOLOGICA CIENEGUI,(G12B49), SCALE 1:50,000

  • Deposit

    SPP,1984, CINDAD OBREGON (G12-3), CARTA GEOLOGICA INSTITUTO NACIONALDE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMATICA, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, SCALE 1:250,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECT 100M (VERTICAL) FROM TOP OF HILL ON THE N SIDE. 1 KM W OF CERRO COYEGACHI PEAK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-91 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) U.S. Geological Survey

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