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Guadalupe Mine

Past Producer in Nuevo Leon, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10050128
MRDS ID MX17001
Record type Site
Current site name Guadalupe Mine
Related records 10206267

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.22008, 26.8906 (WGS84)
Elevation 540
Relative position 2.6 KM S58E OF LA IGUANA, 19 KM S73W SAN MIGUEL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Nuevo Leon

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG FOR MAIN WORKINGS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result MAIN BRECCIA BODY GRADES ABOUT 25% BARITE, 4% PB, 6% ZN AND NOT MORE THAN 6 OZ/T AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Washita-Fredericksburg (Aurora Formation);Eagle Ford Formation (San Felipe Formation)
    Rock description Washita-Fredericksburg (Aurora Formation);Eagle Ford Formation (San Felipe Formation)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.22008, 26.8906
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Elongated Fold Dome
Type of structure Local
Structure description E-W Fault Dips S

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Found Only In Fault Zones, Narrow And Lean In Shale, Lensoid In Limestone, And Filling Breccias Where Faults Intersect Porphyry Dikes.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of last production 1919

Comments on the workings information

  • MANY SHALLOW SHAFTS AND NARROW ADITS

Comments on development

  • EXAMINED BY ST. JOSEPH LEAD CO. 1952

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MASSIVE BARITE LENSES ALONG FAULTS IN LIMESTONE UP TO 2.5 FT WIDE AND 200 FT OR MORE LONG. BRECCIA BODIES UP TO 120 FT LONG AND 10 FT THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Long, Keith R.) U.S. Geological Survey PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD
Editor 09-JUN-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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