Cuchara

Past Producer in Nayarit, Mexico with commodities Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001060
MRDS ID MX16001
Record type District
Current site name Cuchara
Alternate or previous names Mineral De Cuchara, La Cuchara (?), La Union

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.25049, 22.83377 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position EST +/- 5 MIN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Nayarit

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) CHLORITIZATION

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 106
USGS model code 25b
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Creede
Mark3 model number 58

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.25049, 22.83377

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description E-W FISSURE HOSTS ORE EMINATING FROM RHYOLITE CU-BEARING DOME 1 KM TO EAST.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SITE VISIT, SEPTEMBER, 1993.

Beyond USGS

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