Naica Southern Prospects

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Tin
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 10092934
MRDS ID MX35242
Record type Site
Current site name Naica Southern Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.49773, 27.85028 (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

  • 0- 500 METERS SW OF NAICA VILLAGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.49773, 27.85028

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw-Se

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.