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Protectora La

Occurrence in Guanajuato, Mexico with commodities Manganese, Silver
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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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10050094
MRDS ID MX10054
Record type Site
Current site name Protectora La

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.50038, 21.21721 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 16 KM 70 DEGREES NE OF LEON.

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
Manganese Critical Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Esperanza Formation
    Rock description Esperanza Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.50038, 21.21721
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw-Se Faults Host Ore.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR BODIES, NW-SE STRIKE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology And Fault Controlled.

Comments on the geologic information

  • 2 FELSIC HOSTED AU, AG, PB MINES ON 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUAD. ON CRM (1992), THEY CAN DESCRIBE DISTRICT AS SN. TERT? CONGLOMERATE EXTENDS OVER 0.4 SQ KM. TERT FELSIC EXTRUSIVE (MINERALIZATION) EXTENDS OVER 1.6 SQ KM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 MINES, 0 PROSPECTS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: 2 MINES WITHOUT ROAD ACCESS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    CRM (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN MINES IN DISTRICT ARE LA RUSIA, SANTA CATARINA, CHIQUIHUTILLO, CERRO DE LA PAJA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1993 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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