La Morita Mine, Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexicoi
Regional Level Types | |
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La Morita Mine | Mine (Active) |
Cananea | City |
Cananea Municipality | Municipality |
Sonora | State |
Mexico | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 51' 30'' North , 110° 14' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Active) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cananea | 31,560 (2018) | 14.8km |
Emiliano Zapata | 155 (2018) | 20.8km |
Vicente Guerrero | 217 (2018) | 25.2km |
Cuitaca | 424 (2018) | 27.7km |
Bacanuchi | 206 (2018) | 28.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
337228
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337228:2
GUID (UUID V4):
c57110c1-3941-45d0-8da6-a37719c71df5
Workings on the mine area was commenced by Azure Minerals Ltd from 2014.
Mineralisation is hosted in quartz-sulphide veins that may be Intermediate Sulfidation (sub-epithermal) type associated with the nearby Cerro Alacrán copper porphyry deposit.
In working the deposit, the company discoverd a 271 metre long underground tunnel containing a 15m wide zone of mixed oxide and sulphide copper minerals.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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