Sonora
Producer

Cananea

Sonora, Mexico
CopperMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1963
Identification
Deposit ID10008518
MRDS IDD000737
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates30.95015, -110.30066
References
MINING WORLD, 1962, WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD MINING: NOV.PERRY, V.D., 1961, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MINERALIZED BRECCIA PIPES: AIME PREPRINT NO. 61I78MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.MIN. WORLD, 1962