La Laborcita

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Manganese
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 10049673
MRDS ID MX02799
Record type Site
Current site name La Laborcita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.23386, 27.41696 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 10 KM S OF ANTA RITA, 12 KM S OF SIERRA AZUL.

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 NOT SHOWN ON 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP BUT RANCH AND MESA LA LABOREITA ARE IDENTIFIED. LAT-LONG TO THE VILLAGE. 15 KM SE OF EL SITIO RANCH AND 35 KM W OF VALLE DE ZARAGOZA VILLAGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.23386, 27.41696

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra De La Cammpana/ Valle De Zaragoza Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHMITT, H., 1930, GEOLOGY OF THE PARRAL AREA OF THE PARRAL DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: AMERICAN INSTITUTE MINING AND ENGINEERING TRANSACTIONS, P. 268-290.

  • 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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GEOLOGY SHOWN VERY DIFFERENTLY ON THE 1:250,000 AND THE 1:500,000 MAPS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-91 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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