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La Aurora

Past Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Antimony
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049589
MRDS ID MX02351
Record type Site
Current site name La Aurora
Alternate or previous names Las Tanas
Related records 10190847

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.21726, 28.10859 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 4 KM NE OF CANDAMENA MINE

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

  • 2 KM E OF THE CANDAMENA MISSION, 500 METERS S OF RANCHO COSCOMATES ALONG THE CANDAMENA RIVER. AURORA IS 9 KM S OF THE VILLAGE OF SAN ISIDRO HUAJUMAR AND 10 KM DOWN RIVER FROM PIEDRA BOLADA (TO THE NE OF AURORA).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result SILVER SULFIDES HAVE MINOR VALUES OF PB, CU, AND SB.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.21726, 28.10859
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ag Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Candamena District/Moris Area

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

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1983, SAN ISIDRO HUAJUMAR TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFIA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:50,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AG-BEARING VEINS (1-4 METERS THICK) SIMILAR TO CANDAMENA MINE. SEE CANDAMENA MINE FOR DETAILS.
Deposit POSSIBLY COULD FIND A LARGE AND CONSISTENT ENOUGH CONCENTRATION OF THESE VEINS TO MAKE A LARGE BULK MINEABLE DEPOSIT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-91 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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