Sierra De Los Cantilas

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Copper, 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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049499
MRDS ID MX02224
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra De Los Cantilas
Related records 10279051

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.55059, 31.20016 (WGS84)
Relative position 14 SQ. KM AREA ALONG W SLOPE OF SIERRA DE LOS CANTILES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

El Paso(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED TO NEAREST MINUTE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.55059, 31.20016

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 75 W
    Dip 75-90 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /La Ascension

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ R., J., 1956, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO-MINERA DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: XX CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL (DURANGO, MX), P. 46

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WELL-DEFINED VEINS 0.5-1.5 M WIDE. CU-PB MINERALS WITH AG VALUES IN GANGUE OF CALCITE, BARITE AND FLUORITE. SUBECONOMIC.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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