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Cerro Colorado

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Molybdenum, Copper, Cobalt
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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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092813
MRDS ID MX02787
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Colorado

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.40056, 26.23366 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 3-5 KM N OF CUMBRES DE SAN MANUEL AND 6-9 KM NW OF CHINCO LIGAS

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

  • 40 KM N60W FROM GUADALUPE Y CALVO VILLAGE AND 20 KM SW OF BABORIGAME VILLAGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MOLYBDNITE ACCOMPANIES A FINE GRAINED PYRITE, BI OCCURES WITH COPPER CO VERY MINOR

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Molybdenite Associated With Seircite, Kaolinite After Feldspar

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 79
USGS model code 21a
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu-Mo
Mark3 model number 2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Tertiary
    Stratigraphic age (oldest) Late Cretaceous
    Chronological age 48
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.40056, 26.23366
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form INTRUSIVE-HYDROTHERMAL BRECCIA

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Vein And Fissures

Comments on the geologic information

  • DAMON, ET AL ,1983, DATED MINERALIZED BRECCIA SERICITE USING K-AR TO BE 46.3+/- 1.0 (SAMPLE UAKA-76-92) AND DATED PER-MINERALIZATION GRANODIORITE BATHOLITHIC BIOTITE USING K-AR TO BE 48.0+/-1.2 AND HAVING AN INITIAL 87SR/86SR RATIO OF 0.7048. HE DESCRIBES THE INTRUSIVE TO BE A COPPER PORPHYRY-TYPE BRECCIA PIPE WITH BRECCA FILLING TYPE OF MINERALIZATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Guadalupe Y Calvo Area

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL PROSPECT PITS FOLLOWING FISSURES AND CLAY - SERICITE ALTERATION. WHEN HIT HARDER GRANITE WORKINGS STOP, NOT MORE THAN A FEW METERS

Comments on development

  • SMALL PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOLYBDENITE WITH PYRITE ALONG FISSURES IN GRANITE
Deposit DEPOSIT DESCRIBED BY SCHULTZ TO BE SIMILAR TO CLIMAX, COLORADO. ACCORDING TO DAMON ET AL ,1983, THIS DEPOSIT FALLS WITHIN THE BELT OF PORPHYRY COPPER OCCCURRENCES FROM ARIZONA - CENTRAL MEXICO ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-92 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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