Sonora
Producer

Pilares

Sonora, Mexico
CopperGoldSilverLeadTungstenZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryLead, Tungsten, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formCOLLAPSE BRECCIA
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Scheelite, Specularite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueChlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockLatite,Andesite
StructureNw-Se Structural Trend
AlterationSilicification, Sericitization, Chloritization, Pyritization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10048857
MRDS IDMX00027
Alternate namesMina Pilares
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.33629, -109.63397
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.MARAVILLA S., S., 1978, MINAS EN PRODUCCION, MINAS EN PREPARACION Y DEPOSITOS CON RESERVAS MAS O MENOS CONOCIDAS EN EL ESTADO DE SONORA IN NAJERA-GARZA, J., AND ORTLIEB, L., (EDS.), 1978, PRIMERO SYMPOSIO SOBRE LA GEOLOGIA Y POTENCIAL MINERO DEL ESTADO DE SONORA; RESUMENES: HERMOSILLO, MEXICO, U.N.A.M., P. 85-87.MINING MAGAZINE, V. 156, NO. 5, P. 370.THOMS, J.A., 1978, TEXTURAL VARIATIONS AND MINERAL ZONING OF THE PILARES BRECCIA PIPE, NACOZARI MINING DISTRICT, SONORA, MEXICO: ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY DIGEST, V. 11, P. 143.TENNEY, J.B., 1935, THE PILARES MINE, LOS PILARES DE NACOZARI, SONORA, MEXICO IN COPPER RESOURCES OF THE WORLD: INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, 16TH, WASHINGTON, D.C., P. 419-424.LIVINGSTON, D.C., 1912, MINING METHODS AT NACOZARI, SONORA, MEXICO: AIME TRANS. V. 43, P. 662-669.COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., 1986, MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: USGS BULLETIN 1693, 379 P.PEREZ SEQURA, 1985; MINING MAGAZINE, 1987; TENNEY, 1935.