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Sierra El Alamomocho

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. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10049595
MRDS ID MX02359
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra El Alamomocho
Related records 10205980

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.73388, 28.15026 (WGS84)
Elevation 2400
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 25 KM SW OF EL AGUAJE, 11 KM S OF SANTO NINO

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

  • MINE SHOWN ON CHIHUAHUA, 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP. NORTHERN SIERRA EL ALAMOMOCHO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

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) -106.73388, 28.15026
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT OCCURS IN OLIG-MIO RHYOLITE - TUFFACEOUS TUFFS WITH HYPOBYSSAL TERT INTRUSIVE ANDESITES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cuauhtemoc 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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