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El Encino

Producer in Jalisco, Mexico with commodities Iron, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Ferrosilicon, Calcium
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084859
MRDS ID W700077
Record type Site
Current site name El Encino

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.33375, 19.08396 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Jalisco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Sulfur Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica, Ferrosilicon Secondary
Calcium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 158
USGS model code 25i
Deposit model name Volcanic-hosted magnetite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.33375, 19.08396
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 7709000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 72 wt-pct Iron Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 15000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 60 wt-pct Iron Major 1970
    Sulfur S 0.13 wt-pct Sulfur Trace 1970
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.32 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1961
    Total resources 17000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 60.43 wt-pct Iron Major 1961
    Sulfur S 0.133 wt-pct Sulfur Trace 1961
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.318 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1961
    Silica, Ferrosilicon SiO2 4.54 wt-pct Silica Minor 1961
    Calcium CaO 0.42 wt-pct Calcium Trace 1961

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOMEZ RUIZ, DAVID, 1961, INVENTARIO DE LOS YACIMIENTOS FERRIFEROS DE MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES, PUBLICACION 3-E.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULLETIN 1693, P. 173.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 175, NO. 11, P. 99.

  • Deposit

    KLEMIC, HARRY, 1970, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PUERTO RICO, MEXICO, AND CENTRAL AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 411-477.

  • Production

    KLEMIC, 1970

  • Reserve-Resource

    1974 ESTIMATE IS FROM EMJ, 1974; THE 1970 ESTIMATE IS FROM KLEMIC, 1970; THE LAST ESTIMATE IS FROM GOMEZ RUIZ, 1961.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey

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