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Sierra De Enmedio

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Lead
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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 10049715
MRDS ID MX02856
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra De Enmedio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.86716, 27.41696 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 10 KM SE OF LAS POAMPAS PROSPECT, 80 KM SE OF NAICA MINE.

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

  • PROSPECT IS AT NE TIP OF SIERRA DE ENMEDIO. PROSPECT IN SMALL HILLS OF LOWER CRET. LIMESTONE. 32 KM DUE N OF JIMENEZ AND 42 KM SE OF CANARGO 4 KM E OF THE HIGHWAY CONNECTING JIMENEZ AND CAMARGO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.86716, 27.41696
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BASIN AND RANGE FAULTING SUPERIMPOSED ON LARAMIDE FOLDING WITH BASALTS CAPPING VOLCANIC AND LIMESTONES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Las Pampas - Camargo Area

Comments on development

  • PROSPECT

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 OCCURRENCE IS A PROSPECT, POSSIBLY A HIGH T CARBONATE HOSTED REPLACEMENT DEPOSIT. THERE IS A PLUTONIC AREA 2 KM SQUARE 20 KM TO THE SE. ; 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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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