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El Anteojo

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Iron
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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 10092822
MRDS ID MX02829
Record type Site
Current site name El Anteojo
Related records 10133427

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.66716, 28.75025 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 50 KM E OF CHORREAS MINE AREA AND 20-25 KM NW OF QUINTANILLA 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

  • APPROX. 50 KM N OF TOWN OF LA PERLA AND 10 KM SSW OF OJINAGA. MINE IS REACHABLE BY DIRT ROAD N FROM LAPERRLA TO RANCHO EL ANTEJO THEN 7 KM NE ON DIRT ROAD. NORTHERN MOST HILLS OF SIERRA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.66716, 28.75025
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ECRET SEDS. INTRUDED BY MID CRET GRANITE AND GRANODIORITE OVERLAIN BY TERT RHYOILITE-TUFFACIOUS ANDESITE AND THEN LATER CONGLOMERATE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Mojina District/La Perla Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOLGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNEMNT OF MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO,1984 CIUDAD DELICIAS (H13-11); INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS IN HILLS JUST S OF BOLSON DE MAIJOMA PLAYA ON 1:250,000 QUAD GEOLOGY IS DIFFERENT. MINE NOT SHOWN BUT OCCURS 3.5 KM E OF CERO EL CENTINELA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit DEPOSIT IN METAMORPHISED ROCKS AT OR NEAR CONTACT WITH INTRUSIVE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-91 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) U.S. Geological Survey

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