| Deposit ID | 10049033 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00243 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Trueno-Nacimiento |
| Related records | 10206562 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.75063, 28.18358 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 10 KM W OF NACIMIENTO, MX. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Model code | 45 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 15 |
| Deposit model name | W pegmatite |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -109.75063, 28.18358 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| District name | Nacimiento |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00243 |
WIESE, JOHN H., AND CARDENAS, SALVADOR, 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF SONORA, MEXICO: USGS BULL 946, P. 103-130.
SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 188.
GUILD, P.W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA: USGS CIRCULAR 858-A,B.
WIESE AND CARDENAS, 1945.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ABOUT A TON OF TUNGSTEN CONC. WAS MINED IN 1943 FROM A DIKE AND ADJACENT PLACER GRAVEL 1 KM WEST OF NACIMIENTO. A FEW FLAKES OF MOLYBDENITE OCCUR WITH SCHEELITE. MOST PRODUCTION DERIVED FROM PLACER GRAVELS. ALSO: SMALL SCHEELITE-BEARING STRINGERS WERE FOUND ON THE EAST BANK OF THE YAQUI R. IN 1943. THE SHALLOW PLACER DEPOSITS PRODUCED ONLY ABOUT 100 KG. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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