Cerro Colorado

Prospect in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182463
MRDS ID MX00297
MAS/MILS ID 2010490135
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Colorado
Related records 10049077

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.8257, 30.23347 (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 Secondary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.8257, 30.23347

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1994

Mining district

District name North Sonora Mex

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Laramide Resources
    Interest 100
    Year 1996
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cerro Dorado
    Interest 100
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1996
    Last year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    MINING JOURNAL, 08/25/95, P134, "MEXICO: LARAMIDE ACQUIRES

  • Ownership

    CERRO COLORADO".

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FROM USGS MRDS MX00297

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-APR-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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