| Deposit ID | 10048841 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Caborca |
| Related records | 10182387 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.16738, 30.71682 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 100 KM S OF THE U.S. BORDER AND 80 KM W OF SANTA ANA ON MEXICAN HIGHWAY 2. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Model code | 172 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26a |
| Deposit model name | Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag |
| Mark3 model number | 15 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -112.16738, 30.71682 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Caborca |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00009 |
SALAS, GUILLERMO, 1973, LOS RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES DE MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES, BOLETIN 73, P.84-85.
SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 188.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COPPER DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH GOLD. GOLD OCCURS DISSEMINATED IN JASPEROID, BARITE, AND IN HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED AREAS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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