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El Cuervo

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049703
MRDS ID MX02840
Record type Site
Current site name El Cuervo
Alternate or previous names El Calvario
Related records 10303531

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.00886, 28.98357 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 20-25 KM E OF TERRAZAS (AG, PB, CU) AND 25 KM S OF PENA BLANCA

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

  • 35 KM E OF EL SAUZ VILLAGE AND 35 KM NNW OF ALDAMA TOWN. 50 KM N OF CHIHUAHUA CITY N END OF THE SIERRA EL CERVO. NOTE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS GIVE BY CLARK AND GOODELL, 1983 AND SOC GEOL. MEX A.C. , 1985; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = H13-10 CHIHUAHUA 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore
Uraninite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.00886, 28.98357
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT IS FOUND ON W SIDE OF GULLY AT EDGE OF CRET. SEDS. AND QUATERNARY ALLUVIUM. MINE IS ABANDONED (1990).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra De Cuervo District/ Aldama Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • 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

    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

    BLOUNT, J.G., 1982, THE GEOLOGY OF THE RANCHO LOS FITROS AREA, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: M.S. THESIS, EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, 76 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS 10-15 KM N OF GRANITE OUTCROPS AND THE SIGLO XX AG, PB MINE IS ABOUT 20 KM SE. THE GRANITE HAVE BEEN MAPPED AS PE GNEISS? WOULD BE ONLY PE IN AREA? 5-10 KM N OF J.G.BLOUNT, 1982, MAP OF RANCHO LOS FILTROS AREA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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