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Zargo De Cienega

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper
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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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049635
MRDS ID MX02743
Record type Site
Current site name Zargo De Cienega

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.61726, 27.43361 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 6 KM DUE W OF AQUA CALIENTE

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

  • TINY RANCH OF CIENEGA LOCATED W OF AQUA CALIENTE ACCESSIBLE VIA DIRT ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.61726, 27.43361
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE, GRANODIORITE (CRET?) ARE ALONG SOUTHERN SIDE OF CIENEGA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chinipas District / Pal Marejo - Chinipas 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 D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO,1984, CIUDAD OBREGON: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AT CONTACT BETWEEN GRANODIORITE, LIMESTONE, AND TERT ANDESITES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-91 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.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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