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Los Volantes

Past Producer in Guanajuato, Mexico with commodity Tin
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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. Geologic structures
  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 10050081
MRDS ID MX10036
Record type Site
Current site name Los Volantes
Alternate or previous names Loma Los Volantes

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.31982, 21.75191 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 5 KM SW OF SAN LUIS POTOSI-GUANAJUATO BORDER, 12 KM SSW OF SANTIAGO, SAN LUIS POTOSI., Acc +/- 15 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
Tin Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.31982, 21.75191
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw Lineament

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology?

Comments on the geologic information

  • OVER 0.2 SQ KM. EJUR ANDESITE LAVAS, CALCAREOUS-CLAYEY SHALES (LA LUZ FM) EXTENDS OVER 0.1 SQ KM. MTRI-LTRI SHALE, SILT, CALCAREOUS SEDS, INTERBEDDED ANDESITES (ESPERANZA FM) EXTENDS OVER 0.1 SQ KM.
  • EAST PART OF GUANAJUATO DISTRICT, BANDED QUARTZ VEINS, PROPYLLITE. ALTERATION AROUND VEIN. GUANAJUATO INTRUSIVE-GRANITE AND DIORITE, SMALL PLUG OUTSIDE MAIN INTRUSIVE. QAL EXTENDS OVER 1.0 SQ KM. QUA BASALT EXTENDS OVER 0.1 SQ KM. PLIOCENE CONTINENTAL DEBRIS SEDIMENTS EXTEND OVER 0.1 SQ KM. MIOCENE RHYOLITE TUFFS EXTEND OVER 1.0 SQ KM. EMIO ANDESITE-BASALT (CEDROS FM) EXTENDS OVER 0.5MSQ KM. OLIGO PYROCLASTIC (CALDERONES FM) EXTENDS OVER 2.0 SQ KM. OLIGO RHYOLITE TUFF FLOWS (BUFA FM) EXTEND OVER 1.5 SQ KM. EOC SANDSTONE-TUFFS (LOSERO FM) EXTEND OVER 0.5 SQ KM. EOC CONGLOMERATE (GUANAJUATO FM) EXTENDS OVER 6.0 SQ KM. PALEOCENE GRANODIORITE INTRUSION (69 +/- 2 MA). LCRET SANDSTONE, SHALE, MARLS EXTEND OVER 2.0 SQ KM. ECRET MARINE CALCAREOUS SEDIMENTS (EL DOCTOR FM) EXTENDS OVER 0.2 SQ KM. ECRET FOSSILIFEROUS MASSIVE LIMESTONE (TARAISES FM) EXTENDS OVER 0.1 SQ KM. LJUR SHALE, PHYLLITE, SLATE, QUARTZ SCHIST AND HORNFELS (TRANCAS FM) EXTENDS OVER 0.1 SQ KM. MJUR HORNFELS EXTENDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION OF ENTIRE GUANAJUATO DISTRICT UP TO 1968, WAS 31,000 MT AG, 133 MT AU.

Comments on the workings information

  • 13 MINES, 1 PROSPECT.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: EASTERN PART OF DISTRICT, SEE GUANAJUATO RECORD FOR MORE DETAILS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INEGI, 1972, GEOLOGIC AND TOPOGRAPHIC, 1:50,000 QUADRANGLE

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN MINES IN DISTRICT ARE LA PEREGRINA, VILLAPANDO, TAJO DE DOLORES, MONTE NICOLAS, EL CUBO

Reporter information

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

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