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Basura

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Gold
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049071
MRDS ID MX00290
Record type Site
Current site name Basura
Related records 10182765

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.15488, 30.90987 (WGS84)
Relative position IN THE SIERRA LA GLORIA, 20 KM N OF CABORCA.

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 5 SECONDS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.15488, 30.90987
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Faulting
Type of structure Local
Structure description Two Sets Of High-Angle Normal Faults Trend N 35 E And N 30 W.

Comments on the geologic information

  • AT BASURA THE SIERRA LA GLORIA RANGE IS FORMED BY A SEQUENCE OF THRUST SHEETS IN SCHISTOSE CLASTIC SEDIMENTS. METAVOLCANIC TERRANE WITH UNMETAMORPHOSED TO SLIGHTLY METAMORPHOSED JURASSIC SHALES AND ARENITES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Caborca

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SILBERMAN, MILES, 1986, GOLD BELT MAP, NORTHWESTERN SONORA, MEXICO: UNPUBLISHED.

  • Deposit

    GILES, D.A., SILBERMAN, M.L., AND WENRICH, K.J., 1986, GNEISS-HOSTED GOLD DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN SONORA, MEXICO: WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE OF THREE KNOWN GOLD LOCALITIES IN A 4 KM LONG AREA. THE AU OCCURRENCES ARE IN METAVOLCANIC HOST ROCKS. FOUR COPPER MINES IN THE SAME AREA ARE HOSTED IN JURASSIC SHALES AND SANDSTONES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB
Deposit STEEP DIPPING WHITE QUARTZ VEINS, 1-2 M WIDE, LOCALLY AURIFEROUS. ONE GENTLY DIPPING QUARTZ VEINLET ZONE 5-8 M WIDE CONTAINS LOCAL GOLD VALUES.

Reporter information

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

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