La Nopalera

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead
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 10049555
MRDS ID MX02302
Record type Site
Current site name La Nopalera
Related records 10254928

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.1339, 30.70851 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 15 KM DUE S OF LOS CAMALEONES

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

  • RANCH OF LA NOPELARA WITH ACCESS FROM ROAD FROM VILLA AHUMADA 75 KM TO E. DEPOSIT NOT SHOWN ON NUEVO CASAS GRANDES 2 DEGREE MAP SHEET.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.1339, 30.70851

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Some Vertical Faults Cut The Basalt

Comments on the geologic information

  • LCRET. SANDSTONES AND SHALES OVERLAIN BY TERT. ANDESITE, RHYODACITE, AND CONGLOMERATE. TERT. BASALTS OVERLAY MORE FELSIC VOLCANICS AND OCCUR MOSTLY ON EAST SIDE OF THE RANGE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name /Ahumada

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 PREPUESTO, 1983, NUEVO CASAS GRANDES: CARTA GEOLOGICA; MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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