Matilde District

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Gold, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092848
MRDS ID MX02966
Record type Site
Current site name Matilde District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.13388, 25.91701 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 10 KM E OF EL REFUGIO, AND 15 KM W OF CEBADILLA., Accurate To +/- 4 Minutes.

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

  • LOCATION FROM 1:500000 MAP, LOCATED JUST WEST (APPROX. 5 KM ) FROM GALEANA. 25 KM SW OF GUADALUPE Y CALVO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MO REPORTED ON 1:500000 MAP.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.13388, 25.91701

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Santa Matilde District / Cerro Mohinora-Guadalupe Y Calvo Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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