El Milagro

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Silver
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092780
MRDS ID MX02297
Record type Site
Current site name El Milagro
Related records 10230091

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.62976, 30.65018 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

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

  • 15 KM NW OF SAN PEDRO CORRALITOS FAMOUS DISTRICT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.62976, 30.65018

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • VOLCANIC SEQUENCE WITH OLDER CRET.-TERT VOLCANICS EXPOSED LESS THAN 1 KM SOUTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Del Capulin/Ascencion

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, MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NEAR TERT. VOLCANIC CONTACT WITH CRET.-TERT. VOLCANIC CONTACT. MANY MINES WITHIN 30 KM DIAMETER AREA IN SIERRA DEL CAPULIN AND SIERRA DE LA ESCONDIDA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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