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Escondida

Past Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10049530
MRDS ID MX02265
Record type Site
Current site name Escondida
Related records 10158433

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.01717, 28.26693 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM E OF SOCORRO MN PROSPECT.

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

  • 31 KM E OF JULINES CITY 90 KM N OF CAMARGO CITY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result 20-25% MN

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 156
USGS model code 25g
Deposit model name Epithermal Mn

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.01717, 28.26693
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Julimes District/Ciudad Delicias Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRASK, P.D. AND RODRIGUEZ C., J. JR., 1948, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF MEXICO: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 954-F, P. 278-248, 293-295, TABLE 17.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Production

    TRASK AND RODRIGUEZ, 1948.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO MAIN VEIN SYSTEMS. 1> NE TRENDING SYSTEM 150 M LONG, CONTAINING LENSES OF ORE 30 M OR LESS IN LENGTH AND UP TO 1 M THICK. 2> NW TRENDING SYSTEM CONSISTING OF TWO VEINS: (A) N 30 W VEIN WITH MAX. WIDTH OF 6 M (AVE: 1.5 M) AND 40 M LONG ORE BODY. (B) N 10 W, 80 E VEIN, 1 M WIDE WITH ORE BODY 15 M LONG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1991 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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