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Los Arados

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Uranium
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  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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092776
MRDS ID MX02283
Record type Site
Current site name Los Arados
Alternate or previous names Zona De Los Arados
Related records 10279104

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.66725, 30.15019 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 8 KM ESE OF CONTENCION

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

  • WEST SIDE OF EL CARRIZO ARROYO IN NORTHERN SIERRA LOS ARADOS. ON ROAD DUE WEST OF MOCTEZUMA 14 KM. LOCATION ON 1:500,000 MAP IS NOT AS GOOD AS LOCATION ON 1:500,000 GEOLOGIC MAP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Uranium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.66725, 30.15019
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name / Ricardo Flores Magon

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 1:500,000.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO, 1983, NUEVO CASAS GRANDES: CARTA GEOLOGICA; MEXICO, D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIMILAR TO CONTENCION WHICH IS 8 KMS TO THE WEST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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