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Maria Bonita

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048878
MRDS ID MX00050
Record type Site
Current site name Maria Bonita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.60059, 26.78363 (WGS84)
Relative position ASSUMED LOCATION SAME AS MARIA BONITA PB-ZN-CU SKARN DEPOSIT.

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

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED TO NEAREST 1 MINUTE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.60059, 26.78363
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Alamos

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cominco Resources International, Ltd.; Empresas Frisco (51%)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Total resources 771000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 55 g/mt Silver Major 1987
    Copper Cu 10 wt-pct Copper Minor 1987
    Molybdenum Mo 0.26 wt-pct Molybdenum Minor 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES LISTED FOR MARIA CU MINE (COMINCO); MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE SAME AS MARIA BONITA.

Comments on development

  • FIRST OUTPUT EXPECTED, 1990.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1987, V. 309, NO. 7939, P. 310.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD AND SILVER BEARING VEIN CONTAINING PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, AND MOLYBDENITE RUNS N 50 E IN LARAMIDE-AGE ANDESITE.
Deposit SEE ALSO: DEPOSIT #411 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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