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La Chipriona

Past Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048979
MRDS ID MX00182
Record type Site
Current site name La Chipriona
Related records 10232384

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.87978, 28.72523 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 KM NW OF EL VICTOR, LA DURA, AND MULATO; 4 KM E OF LOS PINOS (PB-ZN) MINES; 10 KM S OF EL TULO DEPOSIT.

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
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result AG: 500 G/MT, CU: 1.0%, PB: 1.0%

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 106
USGS model code 25b
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Creede
Mark3 model number 58

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) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.87978, 28.72523
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 80 W
    Dip 80 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Tarachi/Arivechi

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Material AG PB CU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Ag: 500g, Cu 1%, Pb 1%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Minor Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 8000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 500 g/mt Silver Major 1985
    Lead Pb 1 wt-pct Lead Major 1985
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Major 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PEREZ SEGURA, EFREN, 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250000 UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: UNIV. OF SONORA, DEPT. OF GEOL., HERMOSILLO, MEXICO, 66 P

  • Production

    PEREZ SEGURA, 1985.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HYDROTHERMAL POLYMETALLIC (AG-PB-ZN-CU) VEIN DEPOSIT THAT TRENDS N 80 W WITH 80 NE DIP OVER STRIKE LENGTH OF MORE THAN 1 KM.

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

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