Pozos District

Past Producer in Guanajuato, Mexico with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Mercury
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001036
MRDS ID MX10051
Record type District
Current site name Pozos District
Alternate or previous names Mineral De Pozos-Majada Verde

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.43365, 21.16725 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position EST +/- 2 MINUTES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Guanajuato

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Tin Critical Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Secondary
Mercury Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.43365, 21.16725

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N50W, 55-70SW MAIN ORE STRUCTURES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Discovery year 1600
Discoverer Discovered By Jesuit Priests In 1600'S

Mining district

District name POZOS DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner ANGUISTUS-DOLORES CO.
    Last year 1927

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CONSEJO RECURSOS MINERALES, 1992, GEOLOGICAL-MINING MONOGRAPH OF THE STATE OF GUANAJUATO: SECRETARIA DE ENERGIA, MINAS, E INDUSTRIA PARAESTATAL, 136 P.

Beyond USGS

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