La Caja

Occurrence in Zacatecas, Mexico with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206043
MAS/MILS ID 2010610033
Record type Site
Current site name La Caja

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -101.6004, 24.6804 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500
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 Zacatecas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -101.6004, 24.6804

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E00W
    Dip 80N
    Thickness 5M
    Length 15000M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Strike And Dip E00W:80N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Mining district

District name Concepcion Del Oro

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RAW PROSPECT VERY LOW GRADE LITTLE ECONOMIC INTEREST

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-83 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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