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Amelia Leon

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049541
MRDS ID MX02282
Record type Site
Current site name Amelia Leon
Related records 10303467

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.75059, 30.60018 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 10 KM SSW OF CINCO DE MAYO

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

  • ABOUT 30 KM NNE OF NUEVO CASAS GRANDES

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.75059, 30.60018
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ON 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP LOCATION IS SHOWN ON A 10 KM LONG NE-SW FAULT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name /Nuevo Casas Grandes

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO, 1983, NUEVO CASAS GRANDES: CARTA GEOLOGICA; MEXICO, D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIMILAR TO CINCO DE MAYO MINE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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