Tungsteno De Baviacora

Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049012
MRDS ID MX00218
Record type Site
Current site name Tungsteno De Baviacora
Related records 10135622, 10230264

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.33398, 29.68352 (WGS84)
Relative position NEXT TO BAVIACORA W MINE

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

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATE TO WITHIN 1 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 42
USGS model code 14a
Deposit model name W skarn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.33398, 29.68352

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Baviacora

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Material ORE W
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.8% Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Wo3 Ore Tungsten Tungsten 1wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.25 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIMILAR TO BAVIACORA.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.