Ojo Caliente

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092830
MRDS ID MX02860
Record type Site
Current site name Ojo Caliente

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.21717, 27.75028 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 32 KM SE OF NAICA MINES.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.21717, 27.75028

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO MAPPED ASOCIATED VOLCANIC RX AND NEAREST INTRUSIVE ROCKS ARE AT NAICA 30 KM NW. THE SANTA ELENA-CAMARGO HILLS W OF TOWN ARE THRUSTED NORTH VERGENT UPPER CRET. SEDIMENTS BUT DEPOSIT APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO THESE ROCKS EITHER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Camargo District / Camargo 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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GYPSUM IN QUARTERNARY ALLUVIAL SEDIMENTS

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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