La Reyna

Prospect in Sinaloa, Mexico with commodities Copper, 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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303013
MAS/MILS ID 2010470001
Record type Site
Current site name La Reyna
Alternate or previous names East Hills, West Hills

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -106.11721, 23.18375 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(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

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS BASED ON DIRECTIONS IN LITERATURE THAT PLACES THE CONCESSION 30 KM EAST OF MAZATLAN. THIS IS A VERY CRUDE ESTIMATE AND SHOULD BE REVISED AS BETTER DATA BECOMES AVAIL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -106.11721, 23.18375

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Aurizon Mines Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cambior Inc.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1994
    First year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Total resources 10000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.72 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Total resources 15500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Gold Au 1.02 g/mt Gold Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Total resources 33600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.48 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Gold Au 1.27 g/mt Gold Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Total resources 33000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.48 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
    Gold Au 1.3 g/mt Gold Major 1995

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CURRENT EXPLORATION IS ON A 193 SQUARE KILOMETER CONCESSION LOCATED 30 KM EAST OF THE DEEP PORT OF MAZATLAN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    MINING JOURNAL, 11/4/94, P.324.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 1/18/93, P.6.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING RECORD, 10/20/93, P.25.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 10/25/93, P.B9.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 11/94, P.4B.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 12/2/88, P.5.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 12/18-25/92, P.432.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 2/93, P.91.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 3/1/93, P.6.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 6/7/93, P.16.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA'S MINING MOUNTHLY, 11/94, P.35.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-MAR-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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