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Xichu Prospects

Occurrence 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. 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 10050111
MRDS ID MX10081
Record type Site
Current site name Xichu Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.05035, 21.35887 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 5-7 KM NNE OF XICHU.

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

Comments on the commodity information

  • LIVINGSTONITE IS MAJOR ORE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Xichu Intrusive
    Rock description Xichu Intrusive;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.05035, 21.35887
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form CONTACT SKARN
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Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • SAN AGUSTIN FAULT ZONE POSSIBLY CONTINUOUS TO AGUA SALADA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • THE AGUA SALADA VEIN WAS TOO SLENDER TO BE PROFITABLY WORKED. SAN AGUSTIN WAS AN EXPLORATORY MINE WHICH HAD NOT PRODUCED ANY LARGE DEPOSITS DOWN TO THE -48 LEVEL IN 1945. NO LATER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INEGI, 1973, GEOLOGIC AND TOPOGRAPHIC, 1:50,000 QUADRANGLE.

  • 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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ONLY LIVINGSTONITE VEIN IS AT AGUA SALADA.
Deposit MCALLISTER (1945) SUGGESTED FOLLOWING SAN AGUSTIN DOWN SHOOT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

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