| Deposit ID | 10048854 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00024 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Alacran |
| Related records | 10159739 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.17705, 30.85294 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1500 |
| Relative position | 18 KM SE OF THE CANANEA MINES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Result | OXIDE ZONE: 0.3% CU. |
|---|
| Model code | 53 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17 |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 4 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| (1) | -110.17705, 30.85294 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Local Structure Trends N 45 E And N 45 W. |
| General form | HYDROTHERMAL BRECCIA |
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| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cananea |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 24000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00024 |
PEREZ SEGURA, EFREN, 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250000 UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: UNIV. OF SONORA, DEPT. OF GEOL., HERMOSILLO, MEXICO, 66 P.
ALARCON L.V., Y AGUILERA, 1970, INFORME SOBRE LOS ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS, GEOQUIMICOS Y GEOFISICOS EN EL PROSPECTO EL ALACRAN, SONORA HASTA 1970, IN INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS-MINERAS SOBRE COBRE EN LOS PROSPECTOS LOS ALISOS, LA CARIDAD Y EL ALACRAN- RECONIMIENTO GEOLOGICO Y GEOFISICO REGIONAL EN EL DISTRICTO DE NACOZARI, EN EL ESTADO DE SONORA: CRNNR, BOL. 79, PP. 49-75.
DEAN, D.A., AND GUILBERT, J.M., 1981, EL ALACRAN; A HIGH LEVEL PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT, SONORA, MEXICO: GSA ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. 13, NO. 2, P. 51.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HIGH-LEVEL LARAMIDE AGE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT OCCUPYING ELONGATE AREA OF 2.7 X 6.0 KM. SUPERGENE PROCESSES HAVE FORMED A COPPER ENRICHED "BLANKET" UNDERLYING A LEACHED CAP. THE "BLANKET" IS CHARACTERIZED BY CHALCOCITE ZONE WHICH GRADES DOWNWARD INTO BORNITE-DIGENITE-COVELLITE ZONE AND THEN INTO LOWER GRADE MATERIAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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