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La Gavilana

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 10049725
MRDS ID MX02870
Record type Site
Current site name La Gavilana

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.50054, 27.64195 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 25-30 KMS NE OF NORIOAVA VILLAGE

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 SILVER MINES SHOWN ON 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP. THE COORDINATES OF LAT-LONG CORRESPOND TO THE MORE NORTH EASTERNLY OF THE TWO. THE SECOND PROSPECT IS 2 KMS TO THE SE AND IS THE SAME RECORD HERE. 50 KMS SW OF SATEVO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.50054, 27.64195
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY DIFFERS GREATLY BETWEEN THE 1:500,000 AND 1:250,000

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name / Satevo Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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.

  • 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 POSSIBLY AG-PB-ZN POLYMETALLIC REPLACEMENT ?

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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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