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Jesus Del Monte

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049583
MRDS ID MX02344
Record type Site
Current site name Jesus Del Monte
Related records 10303331

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.41309, 28.31414 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 10 KM SW OF SANTA BRIGIDA AND 15 KM SE OF QUIPURITO

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

  • APPROXIMATELY 25 KM NNW OF THE TOWN OF OCAMPO. 10 KM E OF THE SONORA-CHIHUAHUA BORDER. 15 KM S OF THE VILLAGE OF YEPACHIC.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.41309, 28.31414
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Some Post Lcret-Etert Faulting. Unsure If It Displaces Ore Bodies.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins Control High Grade Ore

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ocampo District/Yepachic Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1984, YEPACHIC (H12D78) TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFIA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:50,000.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1984, TECORIPA: CARTA GEOLOGICA; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFIA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • 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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIKELY SIMILAR TO OCAMPO MINE AREA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1991 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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