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Comanja

Past Producer in Guanajuato, Mexico with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10050067
MRDS ID MX10019
Record type Site
Current site name Comanja

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.50038, 21.00056 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 25 KMS NW OF GUANAJUATO., Acc +/- 6 Minutes.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Guanajuato

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.50038, 21.00056
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 PROSPECTS, 3 MINES.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MINES OF AU-AG ON NORTH FACING SLOPE OF MISTERIO DEL CHORRO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CONSEJO RECURSOS MINERALES, 1992, GEOLOGICAL-MINING MONOGRAPH OF THE STATE OF GUANAJUATO; SECRETARIA DE ENERGIA, MINAS E INDUSTRIA PARAESTATAL, 136P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SN PROSPECTS, AU-AG MINES, IN 2 DISTINCT CLUSTERS.
Deposit CERRO LA MINA IS THE MAIN MINE IN THE DISTRICT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-93 Staude, John-Mark 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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