Alcanforada Lomas La

Occurrence in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodities Iron, Manganese
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095843
MRDS ID MX06181
Record type Site
Current site name Alcanforada Lomas La
Related records 10279262

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.6949, 27.80028 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 32 KM SE OF JACO, 2 KM N OF SIERRA LOS JABONCILLOS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Coahuila De Zaragoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.6949, 27.80028

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS THROUGH LIMESTONE

Comments on the geologic information

  • RHYOLITE HOSTED TIN NEAR GUANAJUATO -JALISCO BORDER, SOME ROADS NEARBY. TERT-QUAT PIEDMONT SOIL EXTENDS OVER 1.5 SQ KM. TERT RHYOLITE EXTENDS OVER 3.5 SQ KM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 12 PROSPECTS, NO MINES.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PROSPECTS WITHOUT ROADS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: "1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE"

  • Deposit

    INEGI, TOPOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE, 1:50,000 SCALE MAP

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN MINES IN THE DISTRICT ARE CERRO EL PEDERNAL, CERRO LA PENA, EL PAJARO, TLACHIQUERE (SALAS, 1975).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1992 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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