Santa Rita District

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Copper, Bismuth
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092844
MRDS ID MX02943
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rita District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.16722, 26.13366 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 15-20 KM DUE S OF SAN MARITN, 10-15 KM N OF SAN SIMON

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

  • 20-25 KM WNW OF GUADALUPE Y CALVO DISTRICT.
  • 18 KM NE OF PROVIDENCIA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Bismuth Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.16722, 26.13366

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralization Near Fissure Structures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Santa Rita District/ Guadalupe Y Calvo Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECTS ON SE RANGE FRONT.
Deposit POSSIBLY PORPHYRY RELATED?

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-92 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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