Sonora
Past Producer

Lucia

Sonora, Mexico
MolybdenumCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formENLONGATED BRECCIA BODY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockTonalite,Andesite
Associated rockTonalite,Andesite
StructureLarge Scale Faulting, Local Structural Trends: N 70 E And N 10 W.
AlterationSericitic, Potassic (Locally)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10048863
MRDS IDMX00033
Alternate namesBeatriz
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates28.40302, -109.87285
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.SOLANO, R.B., AND DOMINGUEZ, L.E., 1972, PROYECTO LUCIA RE EVALUACION DEL POSIBLE ZONAMIENTO DE ALTERACION POTASICA, REP. INT. MINERA TRION, S.A. DE C.V., 21 P.