| Deposit ID | 60001223 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX10028 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Guanajuato District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -101.26428, 21.01725 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | LAT-LONG TO CENTER OF TOWN. THIS IS THE MAIN DISTRICT RECORD AND CORRESPONDS TO IMMEDIATE GUANAJUATO TOWN AREA. MANY DUMPS AROUND TOWN. THE GUANAJUATO MINING DISTRICT COVERS AN AREA 20 KM LONG BY AN AVERAGE OF 16 KM WIDE LOCATED 475 KM NORTHWEST OF MEXICO CITY IN THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF GUANAJUATO STATE. IT INCLUDES THE LA LUZ AREA ON THE WEST, PEREGRINA-EL CUBO ON THE EAST, AND SANTA ROSA TO THE NORTHEAST. THE TOWN OF GUANAJUATO OCCUPIES A NARROW VALLEY ALMOST AT THE CENTER OF THE DISTRICT. THE MINING DISTRICT CONNECTS WITH HIGHWAY 57 BY WAY OF DOLORES HIDALGO AND SAN LUIS DE LA PAZ; AND WITH HIGHWAY 45 BY WAY OF SILAO. THE GUANAJUATO-SILAO RAILROAD BRANCH CONNECTS THE DISTRICT WITH THE MAIN MEXICO-CIUDAD JUAREZ LINE. A SMALLCRAFT AIRPORT (LOS INFANTES) IS ABOUT 18 KM SOUTH OF GUANAJUATO ON THE ROAD TO IRAPAUTO; COMMERCIAL AIRLINES FLY TO MEXICO CITY FROM THE TOWN OF LEON, ON HIGHWAY 45, 62 KM WEST FROM GUANAJUATO. A 3.2-KM ALL-WEATHER DIRT ROAD FROM LA OLLA DAM IN GUANAJUATO CITY TO MINERAL DEL CUBO LEADS TO TORRES-CEDROS MINE, THE LARGEST PRODUCER IN THE DISTRICT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Guanajuato |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Kaolin | Secondary |
| Tin Critical | Secondary |
| Model code | 106 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25b |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Creede |
| Mark3 model number | 58 |
| (1) | -101.26428, 21.01725 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Discovery year | 1548 |
| Discoverer | Zacatecan Prospector; Sr. Rayas Discovered Outcrops Of Veta Madre (1550). |
| District name | GUANAJUATO DISTRICT |
|---|
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