Las Minas

Past Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049678
MRDS ID MX02805
Record type Site
Current site name Las Minas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.91719, 27.41696 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 30 KM SE OF SIERRA AZUL, 38 KM NW OF SAN JUAN CORDERO

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

  • 10 KM WSW OF VALLE DE ZARAGOZA 60 KM N10W OF HIDALGO DEL PARRAL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.91719, 27.41696

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CRET. SEDS. IMBRICATELY THRUSTED W OVER E DEPOSIT ASSOCIATED WITH THESE FAULTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Valle De Zargoza 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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANY AG-PB-ZN OCCURRENCE IN THE CRETACIOUS CARBIONATES E OF THE SIERRA MADRE VOLCANICLCANICS OCCUR ON THE HILLS WITHIN 1 KM OF THE MINE AREAS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-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.