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Escalon

Past Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049745
MRDS ID MX02904
Record type Site
Current site name Escalon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.3602, 26.75171 (WGS84)
Elevation 1300
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 7 KM SE OF ASUNSOLO QUARRY, 20 Sec, 20 Sec, 20 Sec

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

  • QUARRY ABANDONED USED FOR RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY 49 55 KM SE OF JIMENEZ ON HIGHWAY 49, W SIDE OF ROAD 2 KM DUE E OF ESCALON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.3602, 26.75171
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stream Channels

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1950
Discoverer Railroad

Mining district

District name Escalon Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.025HA
    Overall length 45.72M
    Overall width 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • APPROX. DIMENSIONS

Comments on development

  • CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL USE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIVISION DEL NORTE G13B52, 1976, 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 190'S
Deposit QUARRY
Deposit QUARRY IN TERT CONGLOMERATE QUARRY SHOWN ON 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC MAP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-92 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) U.S. Geological Survey

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