| Deposit ID | 10049434 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX02089 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Negra |
| Related records | 10303437 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.1977, 28.2111 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | IN THE LOMA DE LA NEGRA, NEAR RANCHO DEL HIERRO, ABOUT 50 KM E OF LA PERLA. 10 KM S OF GUADALUPE, 10 KM SE OF GALEMES MINE., Acc To Within +/- 30 Secouds |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Chihuahua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Martite | Ore |
| Specularite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE GRADE: 67.000% FE, 0.130% P, 0.046% S, 3.760% SILICA, 0.480% CAO, (MINAS DEL NORTE, S.A.). RANGE: 56.48-70.00% FE, 0.29-0.063% S, 0.178-0.067% P, (GONZALEZ, 1956). |
|---|
| Model code | 158 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25i |
| Deposit model name | Volcanic-hosted magnetite |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -104.1977, 28.2111 |
|---|
| Length | 160M |
|---|---|
| Width | 40M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | La Negra District/La Perla Area |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 130000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX02089 |
SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 189.
GOMEZ R., D., 1961, INVENTARIO DE LOS YACIMIENTOS FERRIFEROS DE MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES PUBLICACION 3 E, (CHIHUAHUA LOC. 2).
GONZALEZ REYNA, J., 1956, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO-MINERA DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL, 20TH, DURANGO, MEXICO, 1956, P. 218-220.
CARDENAS VARGAS, J., Y DEL CASTILLO GARCIA, L., 1964, YACIMIENTOS DE HIERRO DE LA PERLA Y LA NEGRA, MUNICIPIO DE CAMARGO, CHIHUAHUA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES, BOLETIN 69.
COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., 1986, MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: USGS BULLETIN 1693, 379 P.
SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO, MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.
SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1984, CIUDAD DELICIAS (H13-11): CARTA GEOLOGICA; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFIA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.
GOMEZ, 1961.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 160 M X 40 M AREA CONTAINS LENTICULAR BODIES OF HIGH-GRADE, COMPACT IRON ORE IN LARGE IN SITU FRACTURE BLOCKS. NUMEROUS VEINLETS AND FRACTURE FILLINGS 1-5 CM THICK AND VEINS 10-50 M LONG AND UP TO 50 CM WIDE IN SURROUNDING QUARTZ MONZONITE. SIMILAR 600 SQ. M EXPOSURE LIES 1600 M NE OF MAIN BODY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-88 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-88 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-91 | Staude, John-Mark G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.