Galeana District

Producer in Nuevo Leon, Mexico with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001062
MRDS ID MX17075
Record type District
Current site name Galeana District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.06705, 24.69211 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Nuevo Leon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) BLEACHING

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.06705, 24.69211

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description CONJUGATE FAULTS ALONG FOLD AXIS
Type of structure Regional
Structure name Anticline
Structure description NW TRENDING ANTICLINE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both

Mining district

District name GALEANA DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner GAMBUSINOS
  • Type Operator
    Owner GAMBUSINOS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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