Cerro Del Chile

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Lead, Silver, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049401
MRDS ID MX02030
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Del Chile
Related records 10206090

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.03057, 30.62907 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 20 KM SE OF LA NOPALERA, 30 KM W OF SANTO DOMINGO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • 10 KM SW OF LAS BIZNAGAS, 50 KM DUE W OF VILLA AHUMADA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Iron Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.03057, 30.62907

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENT COMPRISED OF ESSENTIALLY UNDEFORMED CONTINENTAL VOLCANIC ROCKS. ALSO 3 SMALL INTRUSIVE PLUTONS WITHIN 8 KM OF MINE AREA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /Ahumada

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1990 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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