Mesa De Zamorano

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086699
MRDS ID MX02737
Record type Site
Current site name Mesa De Zamorano

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.50476, 27.23361 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 8 KM SSE OF GASORIACHIC

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • VILLAGE OF MESA ZAMORANO IS SHOWN ON 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP. 25-30 KM W OF TEMORIS ,15 KM DUE E OF MILPILLAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.50476, 27.23361

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Temoris/Santa Matilde Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C.,1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO; CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO, MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500000

  • Deposit

    SPP, 1984, CIUDAD OBREGON, (G12-3), CARTA GEOLOGICA INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMATICA, MEXICA CITY, MEXICO, SCALE 1:250000

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO,1979, MILPILLAS, (G12 B48); INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:50,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-91 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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