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:. · _. ·.· .·:.. ·_. .. ·:. __:_. ': _-:: Preliminary. Metallogenic Map of North America: ·:·.·:·.··:':··:.·_.·::::.::::·... ::···,:_ ·An Alphabetical Listing of Deposits Preliminary Metallogenic Map of North America: An Alphabetical Listing of Deposits By Philip W. Guild GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 858-B The names of 4,215 deposits are arranged in alphabetical order by political units (countries and subdivisions) 1981 United States Department of the Interior JAMES G. WATT, Secretary Geological Survey Dallas L. Peck, Director Library of Congress catalog-card No. 81-600157 Free on application to Distribution Branch, Text Products Section, U. S. Geological Survey, 604 South Pickett Street, Alexandria, VA 22304 CONTENTS Page Page Abstract ____________________________________________________ _ B1 Alphabetical listing of deposits-Continued Introduction ________________________________________________ _ 1 Mexico-Continued Alphabetical listing of deposits -------------------------- __ 2 Vera Cruz ----------------------- MXVR ________ B42 (The letters following names are the codes.) Zacatecas------------------------ MXZC _________ 42 Antigua_______________________________ UKUK _______ _ 44 Nicaragua---------------------------- NUNU ________ 43 Panama_______________________________ PNPN _________ 44 Belize--------------------------------- BHBH _______ _ 2 British Virgin Islands--------------- VIVI _________ _ 72 Puerto Rico -------------------------- RQRQ_________ 44 Saint Pierre and Miquelon __________ FRFR _________ 25 Canada ------------------------------------------------- 2 2 United States ------------------------------------------ 45 Alberta ----------------~--------- CAAL ________ _ Alabama_________________________ USAL _________ 48 British Columbia________________ CABC _________' 2 Manitoba ------------------------ CAMB _______ _ 8 Alaska --------------------------- USAK_________ 4 5 New Brunswick ----------------- CANB ________ _ 11 Arizona-------------------------- USAZ _________ 48 Newfoundland and Labrador___ CANF ________ _ 11 Arkansas ------------------------ USAR_________ 48 California________________________ USCA _________ 50 Nova Scotia --------------------- CANS ________ _ i2 13 Colorado------------------------- USCO _________ 54 Ontario -------------------------- CAON ________ _ Connecticut______________________ USCT _________ 55 17 Quebec--------------------------- CAQB ________ _ Florida___________________________ USFL _________ 55 Saskatchewan------------------- CASA ________ _ 21 Georgia-------------------------- USGA_________ 55 Northwest Territories ---------------------~------ 8 Franklin District___________ CAFK ________ _ 8 Idaho ---------------------------- USID__________ 56 Keewatin District__________ CAKW _______ _ 8 Illinois--------------------------- USIL __________ 57 Mackenzie District_________ CAMK _______ _ 9 Indiana -------------------------- USIN __________ 57 Yukon Territory ---------------- CAYK ________ _ 22 Iowa ----------------------------- USIA__________ 55 Kansas___________________________ USKS _________ 57 Costa Rica____________________________ CSCS ________ _ 24 Kentucky------------------------ USKY _________ 57 Cuba---------------------------------- CUCU ________ _ 24 Louisiana------------------------ USLA _________ 57 Dominican Republic----------------- DRDR ________ _ 25 Maine---------------------------- USME_________ 57 25 El Salvador --------·------------------ ESES ________ _ Maryland------------------------ USMD ________ 57 Greenland---------------------------- GLGL ________ _ 25 Massachusetts___________________ USMA ________ 57 Guatemala --------------------------- GTGT ________ _ 26 Michigan ------------------------ USMI _________ 58 Haiti---------------------------------- HAHA _______ _ 26 Minnesota ----------------------- USMN ________ 58 Honduras_____________________________ HOHO _______ _ 26 Mississippi ---------------------- USMS_________ 58 Jamaica_______________________________ JMJM ________ _ 26 Missouri ------------------------- USMO_________ 58 Mexico-------------------------------------------------- 27 Montana------------------------- USMT _________ 58 Aguascalientes ------------------ MXAG _______ _ 27 Nevada___________________________ USNV _________ 62 Baja California Norte __________ MXBN _______ _ 27 New Hampshire_________________ USNH_________ 60 Baja California Sur_____________ MXBS ________ _ 27 New Jersey---------------------- USNJ _________ 61 Chiapas -------------------------- MXCP ________ _ 32 New Mexico --------------------- USNM ________ 61 Chihuahua ____________________ _,__ MXCH _______ _ 28 -New York________________________ USNY _________ 65 Coahuila------------------------- MXCO ________ _ 31 North Carolina__________________ USNC _________ 60 Colima--------------------------- MXCL ________ _ 31 North Dakota------------------- USND_________ 60 Durango------------------------- MXDR _______ _ 32 Ohio______________________________ USOH_________ 66 Estado de Mexico _______________ MXEM _______ _ 34 Oklahoma ----------------------- USOK_________ 66 Guanajuato______________________ MXGN _______ _ 34 Oregon--------------------------- USOR _________ 66 Guerrero_________________________ MXGR _______ _ 34 Pennsylvania____________________ USP A_________ 67 Hidalgo-------------------------- MXHD _______ _ 35 Rhode Island -------------------- USRL_________ 67 J a lisco --------------------------- MXJL ________ _ 35 South Carolina__________________ USSC _________ 67 Michoadm ----------------------- MXMC _______ _ 36 South Dakota ------------------- USSD _________ 67 Nayarit-------------------------- MXNA _______ _ 37 Tennessee________________________ USTN _________ 67 Nuevo Leon______________________ MXNL _______ _ 37 Texas ---------------------------- USTX _________ 68 Oaxaca___________________________ MXOX _______ _ 38 Utah ----------------------------- USUT _________ 69 Puebla --------------------------- MXPB ________ _ 39 Vermont------------------------- USVT _________ 70 Queretaro________________________ MXQR _______ _ 40 Virginia__________________________ USV A_________ 70 San Luis Potosi ----------------- MXSP ________ _ 42 Washington --------------------- USW A ________ 70 Sinaloa___________________________ MXSL ________ _ 40 West Virginia ------------------- USWV ________ 71 Sonora--------------------------- MXSN ________ _ 40 Wisconsin ----------------------- USWI _________ 71 Tamaulipas ---------------------- MXTM _______ _ 42 Wyoming------------------------ USWY ________ 71 III PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA An Alphabetical Listing of Deposits By Philip W. Guild ABSTRACT tables separately was made to avoid the problems The names of 4,215 ore deposits shown on the Preliminary in binding and handling that would be entailed in Metallogenic Map of North America are listed in alphabetical order by country, and by subdivisions of the larger countries combining the two tables in a single volume.) (Canada, Mexico, and the United States). Map numbers, major The explanatory information contained in Cir and minor constituents, geographic coordinates, and a geologic cular 858-A has not been repeated here; the user code are given for each entry. should refer to it for background in interpreting the entries in this Circular. This alphabetical list INTRODUCTION ing differs in two respects from the numerical In Circular 858-A, the 4,215 deposits shown on listing in Circular 858-A: the Preliminary Metallogenic Map of North Amer (1) Column headings are not repeated; the col ica are identified by name, metal/mineral content, umns are, from left to right, a four-letter code location, and· certain other characteristics in a list identifying the country and subdivision, the map ing arranged numerically by country and by State, number, name, major and minor constituents, lati Province, or other subdivisions in the larger coun tude and longitude, and the code. tries (Canada, Mexico, and the United States). Be (2) The order of the listing is alphabetical by cause many of these political units have from 100 the country/subdivision code, and by the initial let to more than 300 individual entries, a listing ter in the deposit name. The country/subdivision arranged alphabetically by name within the units code is given in the Contents; note that the order of is provided in this Circular to aid the user in this code does not necessarily follow in strict al searching for a particular deposit that may be of phabetical order the names of the units to which interest to him. (The decision to publish these they refer. Bl METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA ALPHABETIC LISTING BY COUNTRY BY STATE BY DEPOSIT NAME COUNTRY/ STATE COMMODITIES COORDINATES CODE NO. NAME MAJOR MINOR LAT. LONG. CODE BHBH 2 FIRST CREEK BA N16 50 W089 00 801C7A7 BHBH 1 MOUNTAIN PINE RIDGE SN N17 05 W088 55 1B3C4A8 BHBH 3 QUEBRADA CEIBO GRANDE AU N16 35 W089 10 4A3C4A8 CAAL 11 DUNGARVAN CREEK FE N49 12 w113 55 2A1C4A5 CAAL 8 DUVERNAY HAL N53 47 W111 41 6B37A6A3 CAAL 4 FORGETMENOT PASS (FETHERSTONHAUGH CR.) GYP N53 46 W119 53 6A1B6A4 CAAL 7 LINDBERGH HAL N53 53 W110 40 6B37A6A3 CAAL 9 METISKDW MBL N52 21 W110 45 6B3B6A8 CAAL 10 MOUNT INVINCIBLE GYP N50 40 W115 11 6A1C6A3 CAAL 6 NORTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER AU N53 45 W113 10 4A37C4A8 CAAL 1 PEACE POINT REGION GYP N59 10 W112 33 6A37A6A3 CAAL 5 STARLIGHT RANGE GYP N53 27 W118 38 6A1B6A4 CAAL 2 SWIFT CREEK FE N56 52 W118 39 2A37A2A6 CAAL 3 WATERWAYS HAL N56 42 W111 20 6B37A6A3 CABC 234 ADAMS PLATEAU AREA PB ZN AG N51 03 W119 33 705C10A3+ CABC 9 ADANAC-AOERA