Palmarito

Prospect in Sinaloa, Mexico with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133419
MAS/MILS ID 2010470005
Record type Site
Current site name Palmarito

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -107.83386, 25.65035 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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 Sinaloa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -107.83386, 25.65035

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1995

Comments on exploration

  • DRILLING CONSISTED OF A SERIES OF FIVE FENCES THAT TESTED 150 M OF OVER ONE KM OF STRIKE. THE MINERALIZED ZONE REMAINS OPEN IN ALL DIRECTIONS ALONG STRIKE AND DOWN-DIP. THE SECOND PLANNED EXPLORATION PHASE INCLUDES MORE STEPOUT DRILLING, MAPPING, AND SAMPLING.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Great Lakes Minerals Inc.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 2550000mt ore
    Total resources 2550000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2 g/mt Gold Major 1995

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 23-HOLE DRILLING PROGRAM COMPLETED; MORE SCHEDULED. WITHIN THE DELINEATED RESOURCE OF 2.55 MM TONNES, THE HIGHER GRADE PORTION CONTAINS 1.7 MM TONNES AT 2.7 GOLD EQUIVALENT G/MT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, MAR 11, 1995, P 11

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-MAY-1996 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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