Nonoava

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead
Sections on this page
  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 10049672
MRDS ID MX02798
Record type Site
Current site name Nonoava

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.63392, 27.46695 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

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

  • LOCATION IS 9 KM E OF THE VILLAGE OF NONOAVA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead 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) -108.63392, 27.46695

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • NW STRIKING, SW DIPPING NORMAL FAULTS CUT VOLCANIC.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nonoava District / Satevo 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

    SCHMITT, H., 1930, GEOLOGY OF THE PARRAL AREA OF THE PARRAL DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 126, P. 268-289.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NONOAVA IS ON THE W SIDE OF THE SIERRA DE NEPACHAC. E SIDE OF THE NONOAVA RIVER ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-92 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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