Las Barrocitas Mine

Past Producer in Durango, Mexico with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230596
MAS/MILS ID 2010150034
Record type Site
Current site name Las Barrocitas Mine
Alternate or previous names Mina Barrosa, Varocitos Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.08359, 25.17037 (WGS84)
Elevation 2200

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Durango

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.08359, 25.17037

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N70E
    Dip 80S
    Thickness 0.1M
    Length 50M
    Width 15M
    Depth to top 10M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Type of Orebody #3 PLACER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 ADV ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N70E:80S
    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 Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1890

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEE MORENO, J.L., 1972: GEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATI

  • Deposit

    CHARACTERISTICS OF MEXICAN TIN DEPOSITS IN RHYOLITIC ROCKS

  • Deposit

    DISS. UNIV. OF ARIZ., PP. 24-29.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, W.C., ET AL, 1950: TIN DEPOSITS OF DURANGO, MEXICO. U

  • Deposit

    BULL., 962-D, PP. 176-177.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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