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Carr

Past Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098718
MRDS ID MX00011
Record type Site
Current site name Carr
Related records 10280092

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.68397, 31.25015 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paul Spur(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Sonora

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED TO NEAREST MINUTE.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = H12-3 AGUA PRIETA 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SILICA CONTENT APPROX: 10%

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 74
USGS model code 19b
Deposit model name Replacement Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.68397, 31.25015
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZED ZONES IN MESOZOIC(?) THIN-BEDDED LIMESTONE THAT GRADES INTO LIMESTONE BRECCIA ALONG STRIKE. DEPOSITS APPEAR TO OCCUPY DOWNTHROWN BLOCK 150 M WIDE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Period -1943
    Material ORE MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^41% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 41wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 25M

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE SHAFTS AND ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND WORKINGS. SEVERAL OPEN CUTS. TWO CUTS 15 M LONG AND AN ADIT IN BRECCIA ZONE.

Reference information

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE ORE ZONES, 30-60 CM THICK, SEPARATED BY BARREN ZONES IN LIMESTONE WITHIN A STRATIGRAPHIC INTERVAL OF 30 M. MINERALIZED LIMESTONE BRECCIA OCCURS 100 M N OF MAIN ORE ZONE. BRECCIA ZONE IS 120 M LONG, STRIKES N 70 W AND DIPS 40 N, AND IS OFFSET 7 M BY FAULT NEAR EASTERN TERMINUS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1987 Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey

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