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La Patria

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049650
MRDS ID MX02765
Record type Site
Current site name La Patria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.38115, 27.33917 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 10 Sec.

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 CHINIPAS 1:50,000 TOPO. NUMEROUS OTHER MINES WITHIN 2-3 KM (SEE COMMENTS FIELDS) DISTRICT AROUND TOWN OF SAUCILLO DE ZAMORANO AND LOS LLANITOS. LAT-LONG TO LA PATRIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.38115, 27.33917
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Prevalent N10-25w Striking Faults

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • OVER SIX SEPERATE PROSPECT/ MINE AREAS IN IMMEDIATE 5 KM AROUND LA PATRIA MINE. HOST ROCK MAPPED AS OLIGO-MIOCENE ANDESITE - RHYOLITE ON 1:250,000 QUAD. AND AS CRETACIOUS VOLCANIC ON 1:500,000 GEOLOGIC MAP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Patria District / Temons Area

Comments on the workings information

  • UNDERGROUND AND SURFACE PROSPECTING

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,1979, CHINIPAS (G12B38); INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:50,000.

  • 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 MINES WITHIN 2-3 KM SHOWN ON 1:50,000 MAP ARE SANTA URSULA, LA ESPERANZA, (BOTH TO THE W), SAN AURELIA (1 KM N), GUADALUPE AND LA CURRITA (2 AND 4 KM TO THE E), VIRGINA (1`KM S). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit AG-AU VEINS ALONG FRACTURES ANDESITE SIMILAR TO THOSE FOUND AT PALMAREJO

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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