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Tubutama

Past Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Manganese
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049104
MRDS ID MX00331
Record type Site
Current site name Tubutama
Related records 10254987

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.47291, 30.90848 (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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 156
USGS model code 25g
Deposit model name Epithermal Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.47291, 30.90848
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BRECCIA
    Strike N 26 W
    Dip 60 NE
    Thickness 0.9M
    Length 16M
    Width 5M
    Depth to bottom 5M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Controlled.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Magdalena

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Manuel Montiel
    First year 1960

Production statistics

  • Year 1960
    Period -1960
    Material ORE MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^30% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 30wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PRE-1960 PRODUCTION.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1960
    Total resources 3000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 24 wt-pct Manganese Major 1960

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 1: POSITIVE ORE. ITEM 2: PROBABLE ORE. ITEM 3: POSSIBLE ORE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 1.8M

Comments on development

  • INACTIVE, 1960.

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.

  • Deposit

    AYUB M., A.R., 1960, MINERALES DE MANGANESO EN LOS ESTADOS DE SONORA, DURANGO, ZACATECAS Y SAN LUIS POTOSI: CRNNR BOLETIN 49, P. 35-64, TABLAS I-III.

  • Production

    AYUB, 1960.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey

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