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Rio Tinto

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049700
MRDS ID MX02836
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Tinto
Related records 10133576

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.08386, 28.97524 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 20 KM W OF TERRAZAS AND 20 KM E OF SAN VINCENTE (AG, PB, ZN, CU-SKARN)

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

  • 15-20 KM S OF EL SAUZ AND 40 KM N OF CHIHUAHUA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary
Gold Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CU IN THIS MINE, WESTERN PART OF DEPOSIT NEXT TO DIORITE INTRUSIVE SKARN DEPOSIT.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 59
USGS model code 18b
Deposit model name Skarn Cu
Mark3 model number 8

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.08386, 28.97524
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Skarn

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Terrazas District/ Chihuahua 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

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO, 1985, CHIHUAHUA CARTA GEOLOGICA: MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    SALAS, G.P., 1975, MAPA METALLOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA; CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES, PUBLICATION 21E, MEXICO D.F., 188 P.

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ REYNA, J., 1956A, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO- MINERO DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA CONGRESSO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL XXX, MEXICO, 280 P., 1 PLATE.

  • Deposit

    CLARK, K.F., AND GOODELL. P.C., EDS., 1983, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NORTH CENTRAL CHIHUAHUA, GUIDEBOOK FOR THE 1983 FIELD CONFERENCE, EL PASO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, PUBLICATION NO. 15, PLATE 1, SCALE 1:500,000.

  • Deposit

    CAPPS, R.C., 1991, THE GEOLOGY OF THE RANCHO EL PAPALOTE AREA, CHIHUAHUA MEXICO: UNIVERSITY OF EAST CAROLINA, M.S. THESIS, 73 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ARROYO DEL NOGAL MOCHO FLOWS WESTWARD THROUGH TERRAZAS DISTRICT. SEE TERRAZAS FOR MORE DESCRIPTION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit SIMILAR TO DEPOSITS IN DISTRICT (CHOLOMA, TERRAZAS, RIO TINTO, SACRAMENTO, TRES HERMANOS). CU SKARN ALONG LIMESTONE DIORITE CONTACT. NUMERIOUS PB-AG BEARING VEINLETS CUT BOTH ROCKS

Reporter information

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

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