Morelos National Mining Reserve

Prospect in Guerrero, Mexico with commodities Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157860
MAS/MILS ID 2010190001
Record type Site
Current site name Morelos National Mining Reserve
Alternate or previous names Nukay, Aguita

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -99.50032, 17.25072 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Guerrero

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -99.50032, 17.25072

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 6-96, P.248.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MORELOS NATIONAL MINING RESERVE AND SURROUNDINGS ARE 175 KM NORTH OF ACAPULCO. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 5 PROJECTS UNDERWAY ON THE PROPERTY EACH WITH DIFFERENT OWNERS. ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY IS GOOD,VIA THE MAIN HIGHWAY BETWEEN IGUALA AND CHILPANCINGO ALONG WHICH IT IS ABOUT EQUIDISTANT FROM BOTH CITIES, ABOUT A 2.5 HR DRIVE FROM MEXICO CITY. THE AVG CU GRADE IS 0.22%. DRILLING IS CONTINUOUS ON THE PROPERTY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-97 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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