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Los Dardanelos

Past Producer in Sonora, 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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048884
MRDS ID MX00056
Record type Site
Current site name Los Dardanelos
Related records 10255100

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.91178, 30.44184 (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 Sonora

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 Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.91178, 30.44184
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 45 W
    Dip 80 SE
    Thickness 0.7M
    Length 140M
    Width 35M
    Depth to bottom 35M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Controlled.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cananea/Estacion Llanos

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia. Minera De Sonora, S. De R. L. Y C. V.
    First year 1960

Production statistics

  • Year 1960
    Period -1960
    Material ORE MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^42% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 42wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PRE-1960 PRODUCTION.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1960
    Total resources 3000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 17 wt-pct Manganese Major 1960

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 1: POSITIVE ORE. ITEM 2: PROBABLE ORE. ITEM 3: POSSIBLE ORE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Area 6HA
    Overall depth 11M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1987 Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey

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