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El Leon

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Iron
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049496
MRDS ID MX02219
Record type Site
Current site name El Leon
Related records 10158367

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.66865, 30.61629 (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 Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED TO WITHIN 15 SECONDS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Aurichalcite Ore
Galena Ore
Hematite Ore
Hemimorphite Ore
Malachite Ore
Mimetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Wulfenite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.66865, 30.61629
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form CHIMNEY, MANTO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithologic Control, Possible Structural Control

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION POSSIBLY RELATED TO SYSTEM OF NW-TRENDING DIORITE DIKES, EVIDENCED BY PREFERENTIAL DEPOSITION OF QUARTZ AND CALCITE AT INTERSECTIONS OF DIKES WITH NE-TRENDING FRACTURES IN LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Pedro Corralitos/Casas Grandes

Comments on the workings information

  • LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER HAD TO BE PUMPED FROM THE MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ R., J., 1956, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO-MINERA DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: XX CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL (DURANGO, MX), P. 39-43.

  • Deposit

    CLARK, K.F., AND GOODELL, P.C., (EDS.), 1983, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NORTH-CENTRAL CHIHUAHUA: EL PASO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, GUIDEBOOK, 1983 FIELD CONFERENCE, 0CT. 7-9, 1983, PLATE 1, SCALE 1:500000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION IN THE FORM OF CAVERN FILLINGS OR MANTOS SUBPARALLEL TO BEDDING IN LIMESTONE AND , LESS COMMONLY, IN CHIMNEYS PERPENDICULAR TO BEDDING. HIGHLY ALTERED DIORITE DIKES FORM THE FOOTWALL OF SOME OF THE ORE BODIES, WHICH ARE OTHERWISE CONSTRAINED TO THE LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

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

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