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Cienega

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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 10049721
MRDS ID MX02865
Record type Site
Current site name Cienega

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.1672, 27.86694 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 40 KM WSW OF SAVONAROLA MINE, 40 KM ENE OF LA GAVILANA

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

  • 2 MINE AREAS SHOWN ON 1:500,000 GEOLOGIC MAP. THE COORDINATES CORESPOND TO THE SOUTHERN MINE AREA, THE NORTHERN MINE IS 2-3 KM TO THE NORTH. MINE AREAS ARE 15 KM SW OF SATEVO CITY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.1672, 27.86694
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO ASSOCIATED IGNEOUS ROCKS IN 5 KM RADIUS OF MINE AREAS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Satevo Area

Comments on development

  • POSSIBLE ORE FORMING SOLUTIONS CONCENTRATED IN FOLD HINGES AND BRECCIAS ASSOCIATED WITH FAULTING

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,1984, SAN JUANITO (G13-2); INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IN LIMESTONE OF LCRET AGE, ASSOCIATED WITH E-W NORMAL FAULTS WHICH CUT ANTICLINAL FOLD HINGE.

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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