La Prosperidad

Occurrence in Baja California, Mexico with commodities Iron, Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049378
MRDS ID MX01049
Record type Site
Current site name La Prosperidad

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.05078, 30.01683 (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 Baja California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result 50% FE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.05078, 30.01683

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Prosperidad (La)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MENCHACA DE LA FUENTE MOISES J., 1985, ANALISIS METALOGENETICO REGIONAL DE LA PENNISULA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA: MASTERS THESIS, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONIMA, MEXICO FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA, MEXICO CITY, 158 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Staude, John-Mark G.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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