San Pedro Corralitos

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001111
MRDS ID MX02319
Record type District
Current site name San Pedro Corralitos
Alternate or previous names Candelaria Mine, Leon (Pb-Au), San Lorenzo, Silvestre, Durita, Escondidia
Related records 10278839

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.61729, 30.73347 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 4-6 PROSPECTS IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY; 40 KM NE OF NUEVO CASAS GRANDES, EST +/- 1 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 Chihuahua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.61729, 30.73347

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description NW DIORITE DIKES CONTROL AND LOCALLY HOST MINERALIZATION.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Discovery year 1700

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner COMPANIA MINERA DE CORRALITOS
  • Type Operator
    Owner CANDELARIA MINING
  • Type Operator
    Owner EAGLE PITCHER COMPANY
    First year 1950

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO, MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1983, NUEVO CASAS GRANDES: CARTA GEOLOGICA; MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 189.

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ-REYNA, J., 1956, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO MINERO DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUHUA; 20TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGIC CONGRESS, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, 280 P.

  • Deposit

    CASTENEDO, J., 1927, EL DISTRITO MINERO DE CORRALITOS, DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA, BOL. MIN. TOMO 24, JULIO A DICIEMBRE DE 1927. P. 162-167.

  • Deposit

    DINSMORE, CH. A., 1909, THE CANDELARIA MINING DISTRICT: MIN. WLD. VOL. 31, NO. 9, P. 455-456.

  • Deposit

    LAIRD, G., 1910, A PECULIAR WATER PROBLEM AT CANDELARIA MINES: ENG. MIN. JOUR. VOL. 90, NO. 14, P. 658-659.

  • Deposit

    PAREDES, T., 1911-1912, APUNTES SOBRE ALGUNOS MINERALES DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA :BOL. SOC. GEOL. MEX. TOMO 8, LA. PARTE, P. 21-40.

  • Deposit

    REVIEWS IN MINING AND METALLURGY IN MEXICO, POR VARIOS AUTORES, MIN. WLD. VOL. 31, NO. 1, 1909, P. 48-54.

Beyond USGS

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