Mina Vieja

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Lead, 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092932
MRDS ID MX35222
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Vieja
Related records 10255611

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.87414, 28.61969 (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

  • 2 KM NNE OF FRANCISCI PORTILLO VILLAGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.87414, 28.61969

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-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.