Mulatos

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Gold, Copper
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048892
MRDS ID MX00065
Record type Site
Current site name Mulatos
Alternate or previous names El Voladero, La Coqueta, El Hondido, La Guila, La Gloria
Related records 10279826

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.74227, 28.65023 (WGS84)
Relative position MULATOS, LA DURA, AND EL VICTOR ARE THREE DIFFERENT GOLD MINES LOCATED WITH IN 5 KM OF EACH OTHER. 150 KM E OF HERMOSILLO.

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
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.74227, 28.65023

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 W
    Dip 40 SW

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENT: ESSENTIALLY UNDEFORMED CONTINENTAL VOLCANIC ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mulatos/Sahuaripa

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10 g/mt Gold Major 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDES: EL VOLADERO, LA COQUETA, EL HONDIDO, LA GUILA, AND LA GLORIA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HYDROTHERMAL DISSIMINATED GOLD. NNW TRENDING AU RICH QUARTZ, PYRITE VEINS, EPITHERMAL GOLD DEPOSIT. PYRITE AND GOLD DISSEMINATED IN STOCKWORKS AND SHEAR ZONES.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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