| Deposit ID | 10098751 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00562 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sierra De Cobre |
| Alternate or previous names | Campana |
| Related records | 10206258 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.34233, 30.98348 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Idocrase | Gangue |
| Pyroxene | Gangue |
| Result | ZN:CU RATIO - 3:1 IN CU ORE, 17:1 IN ZN ORE. |
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| Model code | 60 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18c |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Zn-Pb |
| Mark3 model number | 22 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -110.34233, 30.98348 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cananea/Capote Basin |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00562 |
EMMONS, S.F., 1910, CANANEA MINING DISTRICT OF SONORA, MEXICO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 5, P. 312-356.
PERRY, V.D., 1961, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MINERALIZED BRECCIA PIPES: A.I.M.E. TRANS., V. 220, P. 216-226.
EINAUDI, M.T., 1982, DESCRIPTION OF SKARNS ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY COPPER PLUTONS; SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA IN TITLEY, S.R., (ED.), ADVANCES IN GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS; SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA: TUCSON, ARIZONA, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS, P. 171-175.
MEINERT, L.D., 1979, DEVELOPMENT OF MINERALIZED SKARNS, MANTOS AND BRECCIA PIPES IN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN THE CANANEA DISTRICT, SONORA, MEXICO: GSA ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. 11, NO. 7, P. 477-478.
MEINERT, 1982.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ZN-RICH SKARN. MORE THAN 3 KM LONG, 20-600 M WIDE AS EXPOSED AT THE SURFACE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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