| Deposit ID | 10049733 |
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| MRDS ID | MX02883 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Granadena Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Victoria Vein, Boreal Vein, Transvaal Vein, Arthur Vein, San Luis Vein. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.85163, 26.82531 (WGS84) |
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| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 10 Seconds Location From 1:50,000 Quad |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Chihuahua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Axinite | Gangue |
| Ilvaite | Gangue |
| Result | FLUID INCLUSIONS, ZONATION, WALL ALTERATION, VEIN PARAGENESIS-MINERALOGY, AGE DATING, MULTIPLE STAGE MINERALIZATION SUMMARIZED BY GRANT AND RUIZ, 1988. OVER 16,300 ASSAYS OF VEIN. |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Parral Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Parral Formation | ||||||||
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| (1) | -105.85163, 26.82531 |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | San Francisco Del Oro District/Parral Area |
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| Type of workings | Underground |
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| Overall depth | 300M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX02883 |
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.
PEARCE, W.D., 1907, THE MINES OF CHIHUAHUA BY DISTRICT, MINES OF CHIHUAHUA: HISTORY, GEOLOGY, STATISTICS, AND MINING COMPANIES CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO, P. 290-308.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS STRIKE N-S (ABOUT 40%) OF TOTAL VEIN DISTANCE IN DISTRICT 10% OF THE VEIN DISTANCE, NNW ABOUT 30%, NNE ABOUT 20% IN THE COMBINED SAN FRANCISCO - SANTA BARBARA DISTRICT |
| Deposit | GRIGGS 1907 DESCRIBED THE MINE AND MANY VEIN WORKINGS INCLUDING A PHOTO OF THE GARADENA MINE (P. 149) VEINS ARE QUITE COMPLEX MINERALOGICALLY AND CHEMICALLY AND SUMMARY BY GRANT AND RUIZ IS EXCELLENT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-92 | Staude, John-Mark G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-92 | Staude, John-Mark G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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