Inguaran

Producer in Michoacan De Ocampo, Mexico with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081091
MRDS ID W032792
Record type Site
Current site name Inguaran

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.50081, 32.41675 (WGS84)
Relative position 270 KM WSW OF MEXICO CITY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

El Centro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Michoacan De Ocampo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.50081, 32.41675

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Two Fracture Systems N10 W/E And N40 E/Nw-Se

Ore body information

  • Depth to bottom 200M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Typical Gas Fluxion Breccia Pipes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1971

Mining district

District name Inguaran District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Industrial Minera Mexico, S. A. (Immsa)

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Material ORE CU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^500,000-1,000,000 Mt 1.03% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 132 ; ECON.YEAR: 1977 ; ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Gassaway, Judith S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.