Ojo Caliente

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Lead, Silver
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. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049451
MRDS ID MX02126
Record type Site
Current site name Ojo Caliente
Alternate or previous names El Ojo Del Servin
Related records 10158539

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.18946, 29.9102 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 55 KMS NW TO LA FORTUNA

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

  • 45 KM NW TO GALEANA, OJO CALIENTE IS PUEBLO ON 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.18946, 29.9102

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Local Monzonite Pluton 15 Km Ne Of Buenaventura

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENT COMPRISED OF ESSENTIALLY UNDEFORMED CONTINENTAL VOLCANIC ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /San Buenaventura

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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-JAN-91 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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