Cuencame District

Producer in Durango, Mexico with commodities Mercury, Antimony, Sulfur
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. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001187
MRDS ID MX09001
Record type District
Current site name Cuencame District
Alternate or previous names El Ranchito Mine, El Caballo, La Cabacera, Flores, La Carroza, La Perservenancia, Los Medina, Loma Del Atravesado, La Nueva Rosita, Picacho De Mijares, Elvira, Cordon De E Del Arroyo Colorado, La Soledad, Loma La Soledad, El Corralito, Los Corrales, Nueva Nacimiento, Cerro De La Mesa, Sierra De San Lorenzo, Estrella Lumenosa, Maria, Tres Amigos, Cordon De Los Cerros De Pajaritos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.50045, 25.66706 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position VERY APPROXIMATE

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
Mercury Primary
Antimony Critical Secondary
Sulfur Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) BOTH SEDIMENTS AND RHYOLITE ARE ALTERED

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.50045, 25.66706

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description SEDIMENTS FOLDED. DETAILED STRUCTURE OBSCURED. GREAT SILICIFIED AND MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONES TRENDING N 62-75 E AND N 30-35 W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer

Mining district

District name CUENCAME DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GALLAGHER, D., 1942, MEMO TO MR. HEWETT, CUENCAME, DURANGO.

  • Deposit

    GALLAGHER, D., (1940'S): UNPUBLISHED REPORT.

Beyond USGS

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