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La Fragua

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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10050072
MRDS ID MX10025
Record type Site
Current site name La Fragua

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.20176, 21.09222 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 6-8 KM NE OF GUANAJUATO., Acc +/- 20 Sec., Acc +/- 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 Guanajuato

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chlorite Ore
Dolomite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Marcasite Ore
Montmorillonite Ore
Polybasite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Ore
Siderite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.20176, 21.09222
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N35e Veins, Undulating Normal Faults.

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • 12 MINE SYMBOLS LOCATED IN BOTH THE SCHIST AND GRANITE. GRANITE PART OF GUANAJUATO DIORITE-GRANITE. CRET?-TERT? GRANITE AND DIORITE EXTENDS OVER 4.5 SQ KM (MOST MINERALIZATION), PAL? SCHIST EXTENDS OVER 1.5 SQ KM (MINOR MINERALIZATION).
  • TERT FELSIC EXTRUSIVES COVER AN AREA OF 0.2 SQ KM. TERT CONGLOMERATE-SANDSTONE COVERS AN AREA OF 0.1 SQ KM. PAL (?) SCHIST COVERS AN AREA OF 0.7 SQ KM. VEIN MINE IN PALEOZOIC (?) SCHIST WITH NO INTRUSIVES EXPOSED ACCORDING TO GEOLOGICAL QUADRANGLE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • 12 MINES, NO PROSPECTS.
  • 0 PROSPECTS, 1 MINE.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: SEE GUANAJUATO DISTRICT RECORD.
  • ECON.COM: 1 MINE ON LINEAMENTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INEGI, 1975, GEOLOGIC AND TOPOGRAPHIC, 1:50,000 QUARDRANGLE

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-93 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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