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Barita De Sonora

Past Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Barium-Barite
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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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049340
MRDS ID MX00643
Record type Site
Current site name Barita De Sonora
Alternate or previous names Barita De Mazatan
Related records 10280029

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.99508, 28.92522 (WGS84)
Relative position 18 M SE OF MAZATAN AND 90 KM S82E OF HERMOSILLO.

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 MINUTE. LAT AND LONG LOCATES THE MAIN CLUSTER OF OPEN PITS PRESENTLY MINED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE BARITE IS LIGHT- TO MEDIUM-GRAY, LAMINATED AND FINE-GRAINED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Analytical data

Result AVE: 3.36 - 4.30 G/CC.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 212
USGS model code 31b
Deposit model name Bedded barite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Baucarit Formation
    Rock description Baucarit Formation;
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.99508, 28.92522
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Numerous Nw Trending Normal Faults, Crosscut By Perpendicular Reverse Faults.

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM
    Strike NE TO E
    Dip SE TO S

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORD-DEV SHALES, MUDSTONES, CHERT AND BARITE HORIZONS BELOW ANGULAR UNCONFORMITY WITH PERMIAN REEF LIMESTONE AND TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE, SANDSTONE AND SHALE. CRETACEOUS BIOTITE-GRANITE CROPS OUT IMMEDIATELY NE OF THE MINE AREA. ORDOVICIAN SECTION INTRUDED BY HORNBLENDE-DIORITE TO THE SE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1978

Mining district

District name Villa Pesqueira

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Barita De Sonora, Sa (Majority Owned By Fideicomiso Minerales No Metlicos Mexicanos,
    Last year 1988

Comments on the production information

  • MINE CAPACITY IS 264,000 TPA (GRIFFITHS, 1988).

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 500680000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Barium-Barite BaSO4 74.6 wt-pct Barium Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SPLIT OUT BY ORE TYPE: 1> MASSIVE ORE, 2> MASSIVE ORE (LOWER GRADE), 3> "ALTERNATING-TYPE", 4> NODULES.
  • BULK ORE: ITEM 1> PROVEN, ITEM 2> PROBABLE, ITEM 3> POSSIBLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DAMON, P.E., CLARK, K.F., SHAFIQULLAH, M., ROLDAN Q., J., ISLAS L., J., 1981, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN SONORA AND THE SONORAN SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL (ROADLOG) IN ORTLIEB, L. AND ROLDAN Q., J., (EDS.), 1981, GEOLOGY OF NORTHWESTERN MEXICO AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA; FIELD GUIDES AND PAPERS: HERMOSILLO, MEXICO, U.N.A.M., P. 383-386.

  • Deposit

    PEREZ SEGURA, E., 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250000; UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE SONORA, DIRECCION DE MINERIA GEOLOGIA Y ENERGETICOS, PUBLICACION NO. 7, 64 P., GEOL. MAPS, SCALE 1:500000.

  • Deposit

    POOLE, F.G., MADRID, R.J., AND OLIVA-BECERRIL, J.F., 1991, GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND ORIGIN OF STRSTIFORM BARITE IN CENTERAL SONORA, MEXICO, IN RAINES, G.L., LISLE, R.E., SCHAFER, R.W., AND WILKINSON, W.H., EDS., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, V. 1: RENO, NV, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA, P. 517-522.

  • Deposit

    GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1988, MEXICO'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS MEETING MANANA'S CHALLENGE: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 250, P. 19-41.

  • Deposit

    SALAS, G.P., 1982, RECENT MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PACIFIC METALLOGENETIC PROVINCES OF MEXICO, IN WATSON, S.T., ED., TRANSACTIONS OF THE THIRD CIRCUM-PACIFIC ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE, AUGUST 22-28, 1982, HONOLULU, HAWAII.

  • Deposit

    POOLE, F.G., MURCHEY, B.L., AND STEWART, J.H., 1983, MIDDLE AND UPPER PALEOZOIC BEDDED BARITES IN CENTRAL SONORA, MEXICO [ABS.]: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. 15, NO. 5, P. 299.

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ S., J.R., 1985, RECURSOS MINERALES NO METALICOS Y ROCAS INDUSTRIALES DEL ESTADO DE SONORA: HERMOSILLO, SONORA, DIRECCION DE MINERIA, GEOLOGIA Y ENERGETICOS, 44 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    PEREZ, 1985.

  • Reserve-Resource

    DAMON, CLARK, ET.AL., 1981; SALAS, 1982.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TURBIDITIC AND DEBRIS-FLOW BARITE IN SUBMARINE FAN SYSTEM. CONFORMABLE DEVONIAN BARITE HORIZONS, 0.05-15 METERS THICK, IN ORD-PERM SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE. BARITE OCCURS IN MASSIVE LAYERS, "ALTERNATING-TYPE" ORE CONSISTING OF BARITE INTERLAYERED WITH SHALE AND CHERT HORIZONS, AND NODULES AND ROSETTES.
Deposit THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD I000641 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1992 Kibbe, R.D. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1995 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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