| Deposit ID | 10024810 |
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| MRDS ID | ISM0562 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Inguaran |
| Geographic coordinates: | -101.64121, 18.88148 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Michoacan De Ocampo |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) | ||
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| (1) | -101.64121, 18.88148 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Breccia Pipe In Cretaceous Granodiorite Batholith |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1971 |
| Year of last production | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zinc De Mexico, S.A. |
| Year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^64.2% Wo3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0562 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | W0161 |
SILLITOE,R.H., 1976, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE MEXICAN PORPHYRY BELT: INSTITU TION OF MINING AND METALLURGY TRANSACTIONS, SECTION B, VOL. 85, P. B170-B189.
SAWKINS,F.J., 1978, FLUID INCLUSION STUDIES OF THE INGUARAN COPPER-BEARING BRECCIA PIPES, MICHOACAN, MEXICO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 74, NO. 4, P. 924-927.
MINERALS BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL AND ENERGY AFFAIRS, REPUBLIC OF SOUT H AFRICA, 1982, MEXICO, A MINERALS INDUSTRY SURVEY; INTERNAL REPORT 81, P. 58.
PA1: (RF3)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). UNDERGROUND |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1987 | Sinclair, W.David | Geological Survey of Canada |
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