Sonora
Producer
Lourdes
Sonora, Mexico
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Commodities
Primary
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Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit size
Y
Geology
Host rock
Diorite,Quartzite,Sandstone,Limestone,Granite · Barranca-Formation; Laramide
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
First production
1957
Last production
1985
Discovery year
1951
Identification
Deposit ID
10024363
MRDS ID
ISM0072
Alternate names
Lourdes Mine, Lourdes-San Francisco-Veta-Jecho
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
28.60023, -110.50065
References
WEIS, P.L. & SALAS, G.A., 1978: ESTIMATING RESERVES OF AMORPHOUS GRAPHITE IN SONORA, MEXICO.- ENG. & MIN.JOURN., OCT. 1978, P.123-128USBM-MAS