Sierra Aconchi

Occurrence 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049100
MRDS ID MX00326
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra Aconchi
Related records 10304021

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.30759, 29.81686 (WGS84)
Relative position NW TRENDING RIDGE ABOUT 5 KM SW OF AGUA CALIENTE.

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
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.30759, 29.81686

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • AREA MAPPED AS LARAMIDE GRANITE BATHOLITH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aconchi

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 6000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 2 wt-pct Tungsten 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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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