Cuatro Hermanos

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206556
MRDS ID MX00032
MAS/MILS ID 2010490152
Record type Site
Current site name Cuatro Hermanos
Alternate or previous names Cactus Zone, Main Zone, Sulfate Zone, South Conglomerate Zone
Related records 10048862

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.65753, 28.38634 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Sonora

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -109.65753, 28.38634

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Morgain Minerals, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Inferred 201000000mt ore
    Total resources 201000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.42 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Molybdenum Mo 0.022 wt-pct Molybdenum Trace 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Inferred 9700000mt ore
    Total resources 9700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.43 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Molybdenum Mo 0.035 wt-pct Molybdenum Trace 1993
    Silver Ag 3.8 g/mt Silver 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Inferred 2600000mt ore
    Total resources 2600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.48 wt-pct Copper Major 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 6/7/93, P. 14.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING RECORD, 10/20/93, P. 21.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 10/25/93, P. 35.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FROM USGS MRDS MX00032

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-SEP-1994 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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