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Arroyo De La Cienega

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity 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 10049675
MRDS ID MX02801
Record type Site
Current site name Arroyo De La Cienega

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.25053, 27.25029 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 7 KM N10E OF VALLE DE OLIVOS OCCURRENCE

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

  • THE VALLE DEL ROSANO AND THE RANCH LA HUERTA LIE 6-10 KM TO THE NW AND THE ARROYO FLOWS N TO LA HUERTA APPROX 10 KM SE TOWARD SAN MARTIN DE PELAYO RANCH PROSPECT WHICH IS 35 KM N15E OF BALLEZA; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = G13-1 SAN JUANITO 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.25053, 27.25029
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUESTIONABLE PRESSENCE OF INTRUSIVES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Valle De Olivos District / Balleza 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 DEPOSIT IN CRETACIOUS SHALES AND SANDS, MINOR CARBIONATES NW TRENDING NORMAL GRABBEN FAULTS

Reporter information

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

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