Espinos Sur

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088931
MRDS ID MX02940
Record type Site
Current site name Espinos Sur

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.28388, 26.08366 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 15 KM SW OF SANATA RITA , 15 KM SE OF CINCO LLAGAS RIO BASONPAP. 3 KM SW OF ESPINOS MINE.

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

  • PROSPECT AREA IS 10 KM DUE W OF GUADALUPE Y CALVO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver 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 Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.28388, 26.08366

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Faults Trending Nw And Ne

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Espinos District/Frijolar - Guadalupe Y Calvo Area

Comments on the production information

  • 1990 PRODUCTION WAS JANUARY THROUGH JULY.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MINOR PRODUCTION AND EXPLORATION DRILLING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTOS AND CHIMNEYS IN METAMORPHOSED LCRET? SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE.
Deposit METAMORPHIC REMENANT SURROUNDED BY LCRET-ETERT VOLCANICS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit DATA ON INDIVIDUAL VEINS/MINES IN CRM, 1993. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD I000633 OF G.J. ORRIS WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.
Deposit FISSURE VEINS. FLUORITE VEINS CUT AG-AU VEINS. VEINS ARE 500-2000 M LONG. MEDIUM SIZE ON METALLOGENETIC MAP OF DURANGO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-92 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-93 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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