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Sierra De Los Hechiceros

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Silver
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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 10049607
MRDS ID MX02373
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra De Los Hechiceros
Related records 10230707

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.66714, 28.66692 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 50 KM S OF LAS MARIAS POLYMETALLIC DEPOSIT AND 50 KM N OF EL PROGRESO POLYMETALLIC MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mariscal Canyon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Emory Peak OE S(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • OCCURRENCE IS ONLY A PROSPECT. 20 KM W OF CHIHUAHUA-COAHUILA BORDER AND 50 KM S OF RIO BRAVO AND THE USA-CHIHUAHUA BORDER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.66714, 28.66692
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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 /Mesa De Palomas 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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-91 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-93 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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