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Tepustete

Occurrence in Baja California, Mexico with commodities Iron, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  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 10049236
MRDS ID MX00503
Record type Site
Current site name Tepustete
Related records 10157881

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.39804, 31.29733 (WGS84)
Relative position 16 KM W OF SAN VICENTE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Baja California

Comments on the location information

  • ACCURATE TO WITHIN 1 MINUTE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Sulfur Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.39804, 31.29733
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /Ensenada

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1961
    Total resources 556000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 65.2 wt-pct Iron Major 1961
    Sulfur S 0.38 wt-pct Sulfur Trace 1961
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.01 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1961

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 1: PROVEN RESERVES. ITEM 2: PROBABLE RESERVES.
  • TOTAL RESERVES

Comments on the workings information

  • OLD MINE WORKINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOMEZ R., D., 1961, INVENTARIO DE LOS YACIMIENTOS FERRIFEROS DE MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES PUBLICACION 3 E, (BAJA CALIFORNIA LOC. 2)

  • Reserve-Resource

    GOMEZ, 1961.

Reporter information

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

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