Los Angeles-La Encontada

Unknown in Michoacan De Ocampo, Mexico with commodities Lead, Silver
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230133
MAS/MILS ID 2010130028
Record type Site
Current site name Los Angeles-La Encontada
Alternate or previous names Los Angeles

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -102.00041, 27.3336 (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 Michoacan De Ocampo

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE TAKEN FORM SABINAS, COAHUILA, MEXICO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -102.00041, 27.3336

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner La Encantada, S. A.
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Lacana Mining Corp.
    Interest 40
    Home office Canada
    Year 1978

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Measured 2000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2000000mt ore
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 754.6 g/mt Silver Trace 1973
    Lead Pb 18 wt-pct Lead Trace 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING ANALYSIS SYSTEM: ECON. PLANNING, RTZ, 1975, P. 36.

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, NEW YORK, MCGRAW

  • Deposit

    HILL, 1978, 315 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, JUNE 1978, 377 P.

  • Deposit

    WALTER SKINNER'S MINING INTERNATIONAL YEAR BOOK, LONDON,

  • Deposit

    FINANCIAL TIMES, 1978, P. 345-346.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY 1976, 121 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-92 Nazarian / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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