Fortuna Del Cobre

Past Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Copper, Molybdenum

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Alteration
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10049053
MRDS ID	MX00265
Record type	Site
Current site name	Fortuna Del Cobre
Related records	10157923

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-112.48404, 30.06684 (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

Comments on the location information

ESTIMATED TO NEAREST MINUTE.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Molybdenum	Secondary

Alteration

(Local) Potassic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	53
USGS model code	17
Deposit model name	Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number	4

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-112.48404, 30.06684	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	MX00265

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GUILD, PHILIP W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA: LISTING OF DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 858-B, 72 P..
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.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-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

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