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Los Huesos

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. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049258
MRDS ID MX00530
Record type Site
Current site name Los Huesos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.04227, 27.47944 (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 WITHIN 1 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.04227, 27.47944
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 15-35 W
    Dip 55 NE
    Thickness 4M
    Length 38M
    Width 20M
    Depth to bottom 20M

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 /San Bernardo

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Jose De La Hoya Y Socios
    First year 1960

Production statistics

  • Year 1960
    Period -1960
    Material ORE MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^42% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 42wt-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 34 wt-pct Manganese Major 1960

Comments on the reserve resource information

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO TO THREE MN VEINS. AVE. WIDTHS: 1.5-4.0 M. LENGTHS: 34-38 M. ESTIMATED TOTAL DEPTH: 15-20 M.

Reporter information

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

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

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