Molango

Producer in Hidalgo, Mexico with commodity Manganese
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001850
MRDS ID W700055
Record type District
Current site name Molango
Alternate or previous names Tetzintla, Naopa, Acoxcatlan, Comextetintla Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.73361, 20.83386 (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 Hidalgo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 242
USGS model code 34b
Deposit model name Sedimentary Mn

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.73361, 20.83386

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name FOLDING
Structure description FOLDING, FAULTING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1960
Year of first production 1968

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION
    Year 1974
  • Type Owner
    Owner COMPANIA MINERA AUTLAN
    Year 1974
  • Type Operator
    Owner COMPANIA MINERA AUTLAN, S.A. DE C.V.
    Year 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-A, 22 P.

  • Deposit

    HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1984, MANGANESE MINERALS, IN GEOLOGY OF THE NONMETALLICS: NEW YORK, METAL BULLETIN INC., P. 285-292.

  • Deposit

    DUKE, V.W., 1979, MANGANESE, A MINERAL COMMODITY REVIEW: INTERNAL REPORT 53, SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS BUREAU, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 246 P. (L11, C14, C18, PA2)

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD, 1981, MANGANESE RESERVES AND RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL IMPLICATIONS: NMAB-374, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, WASHINGTON, DC, P. 91-94. (G13, PA1, L2, C8, G2, C5, C18)

  • Deposit

    TAVERA, I., AND ALEXANDRI, R., 1972, MOLANGO MANGANESE DEPOSITS, HIDALGO, MEXICO, ?ABS.? ACTA MINERALOGICA PERTOGRAPHICA, V. 20, P. 387-388.

Beyond USGS

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