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La Caridad

Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Ownership information
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081093
MRDS ID W032795
Record type Site
Current site name La Caridad
Alternate or previous names Nuevo Continente U.N. Project

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.50063, 30.50017 (WGS84)
Elevation 1800
Relative position 240 KM (BY AIR) SE OF TUCSON, ARIZONA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Sonora

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR CREST OF SIERRA JURIQUA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hypogene; Phyllic; Argillic; Propylitic

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 > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Chronological age 52
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.50063, 30.50017
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne And Nw Faults
Type of structure Regional
Structure description North Trending Range

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR INVERTED SAUCER
    Length 2743.2M
    Width 2438.4M
    Depth to top 50M
    Depth to bottom 140M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stock Dikes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1964
Discoverer Mexico Govt. And United Nations
Year of first production 1975

Mining district

District name Nacozari

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mexicana De Cobre S. A.

Comments on the production information

  • ORE GRADE 70.6 PERCENT COPPER

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 600000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 6000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MEXICAN GOVT. IN SAEGART, ET. AL., 1974

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 19000 ; ECON.YEAR: 1978 ; ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHALCOCITE BLANKET AVERAGE DIAMETER OF 1700 M, AND AUG THICKNESS OF 90 M.

Reporter information

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

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