Frailes Los

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Tungsten
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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092849
MRDS ID MX02971
Record type Site
Current site name Frailes Los

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.91721, 25.61702 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 35 KM SE OF EL FRIJOLAR, POTRENO VICTORIA, AND EL TRISTE DISTRICTS.

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

  • LAT-LONG FROM 1:250000 QUAD. ROAD ACCESS TO TOWN OF LOS FRAILES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.91721, 25.61702

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • TERTIARY VOLCANICS OVERLY LOWER CRETACEOUS SHALES AND LIMESTONES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Los Frailes District / Guadalupe Y Calvo Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION THOUGHT TO BE SYNVOLCANIC. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit COAL DEPOSIT IN CRET SHALE AND SANDSTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-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.