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Santa Rita

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. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049723
MRDS ID MX02868
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.2172, 27.56695 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 10 KM W OF SIERRA AZUL MINE AREA. 15 KM FROM EL SITIO VILLAGE AND PROSPECT AREA.

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

  • 45 KM SSW OF SATERO CITY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.2172, 27.56695
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GRANODIORITE OUTCROPS OVER 4 KM SQ. AREA AND OTHER SIMILAR BODIES ARE 20 KM TO THE E.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra De La Campana District/Satevo 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,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 AG PB ZN DEPOSIT WITH 2 MAIN MINE AREAS ARE IN LIMESTONE THAT HAS BEEN METASOMATICALLY ALTERED BY THE TERT GRANODIORITE PLUTON OUTCROPING 6 KM TO THE N. THERE ARE SMALL METAMORPHOSED BODIES BETWEEN THE MINES AND THE INTRUSIVE.
Deposit GRANODIORITE POSSIBLY PALEOCENE-OLIGOCENE IN AGE ACORDING TO 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP. ; 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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