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Socorro

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049529
MRDS ID MX02264
Record type Site
Current site name Socorro
Related records 10158359

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.03383, 28.26693 (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 Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • SOCORRO IS A SMALL RANCH LOCATED 29 KM DIRECTLY E OF JULIMES. THE OCCURRENCE IS IN THE HILLS DIRECTLY S OF THE RANCH. COORDINATES TO THE RANCH AR 28-26N, 105-09W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 156
USGS model code 25g
Deposit model name Epithermal Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.03383, 28.26693
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • TERTIARY RHYOLITE AND TUFFACEOUS ANDESITE OVERLIES EARLY CRETACEOUS LINESTONE AND SHALE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Julimes District/Ciudad Delicias Area

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1948
    Total resources 500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 25 wt-pct Manganese Major 1948

Comments on development

  • MN PROSPECT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRASK, P.D. AND RODRIGUEZ C., J. JR., 1948, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF MEXICO: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 954-F, P. 238-248, 293-295, TABLE 17.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1984, CIUDAD DELICIAS (H13-11): CARTA GEOLOGICA; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFIA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Reserve-Resource

    TRASK AND RODRIGUEZ, 1948.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO SYSTEMS: 1> W CONTINUATION OF ESCONDIDA VEIN SYSTEM, RELATIVELY BARREN. 2> TWO SE TRENDING VEINS UP TO 150 M LONG AND 120 CM WIDE.
Deposit PROSPECT REACHABLE BY DIRT ROAD FROM EL APACHE RANCH OR HIGHWAY HEADING ENE FROM JULIMES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1991 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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