Lluvia De Oro

Prospect in Sonora, 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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158261
MRDS ID MX00300
MAS/MILS ID 2010490345
Record type Site
Current site name Lluvia De Oro
Related records 10092698

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.98458, 30.62516 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(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 Sonora

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -110.98458, 30.62516

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Santa Cruz Gold Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 5000000mt ore
    Total resources 5000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.81 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    SANTA CRUZ GOLD EXPANDS RESERVES AT LLUVIA DE ORO GOLD MINE.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BUSINESS WIRE NEWS RELEASE. 9/17/97. 1P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FROM USGS MRDS MX00300

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-97 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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