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Milpillas

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049594
MRDS ID MX02357
Record type Site
Current site name Milpillas
Related records 10254942

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.86722, 28.08359 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 10-15 KM WSW OF SIERRA EL ALAMOMOCHO MINE, 25 KM S OF CUSIHUIRIACHI 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

  • THE MILPILLAS MINING DISTRICT IS SHOWN ON THE CHIHUAHUA 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP AND AT LEAST 3 MINE AREAS OCCUR IN THE DISTRICT. THE MAIN MINE CALLED MILPILLAS IS AT THE SOUTHERN BASE OF CERRO MILPILLAS, 40 KM DUE S OF CUAUHTEMOC.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.86722, 28.08359
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Milpillas District/Chihuahua City 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, 1985, CHIHUAHUA: CARTA GEOLOGICA; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFIA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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

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