Sonora
Occurrence

El Batamote

Sonora, Mexico
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeU
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Tuff,Andesite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite
StructureNw And Ne Structural Trends., Western Part Of Intrusive Complex Offset By Faulting.
AlterationIntrusive Surrounded By Potassic, Phyllic, Propylitic, And Advanced Argillic Alteration Zones With Associated Tourmaline Breccia Zone. Phyllic And Argillic Alt. Most Evident In Volcaniclastics. Potassic Zone Best Developed In Stock.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048855
MRDS IDMX00025
Alternate namesBatamote
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates30.48211, -109.75342
References
PEREZ SEGURA, EFREN, 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250000 UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: UNIV. OF SONORA, DEPT. OF GEOL., HERMOSILLO, MEXICO, 66 P.WENDT, C.J., 1981, GEOLOGY, MINERALIZATION AND ALTERATION OF THE BATEMOTE AREA, NORTHERN SONORA, MEXICO: GSA ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. 13, NO. 2, P. 113.