San Vincente

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, 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. 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 10049702
MRDS ID MX02839
Record type Site
Current site name San Vincente
Related records 10133538

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.16332, 28.97662 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 5-10 KM E OF LA SENORTIA, 20-25 KM W OF RIO TINTO, CHOLOMO, TRES HERMANOS MINES.

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

  • 50 KM NW OF CHIHUAHUA 10 KM W OF THE CHIHUAHUA - CIUDAD JUAREZ HIGHWAY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CALCSILICATES IN SKARN POSSSIBLY.

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 Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.16332, 28.97662

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 Sierra Victoria 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

    CLARK, K.F., AND PONCES., B.F., 1983, SUMMARY OF THE LITHOLOGIC FRAMEWORK AND CONTAINED MINERAL RESOURCES IN NORTH-CENTRAL CHIHUAHUA: IN CLARK, K.F., AND GOODELL, P.C., EDS., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NORTH-CENTRAL CHIHUAHUA, GUIDEBOOK FOR THE 1983 FIELD CONFERENCE: EL PASO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, PUBLICATION NO. 15, P. 76-93.

  • Deposit

    GUILD, P.W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 858-A, B.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SKARN ASSOC. WITH GRANITE-DIORITE INTRUSIVE
Deposit DEPOSIT APPEARS TO BE AT CONTACT BETWEEN INTRUSIVE AND METAMORPHOSED SEDIMENTS. POSSIBLY SIMILAR DEPOSIT TO THOSE 20-25 KM TO THE E AT TERAZAS, TRES HERMANOS, AND RIOTINTO ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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