Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model58: Porphyry Cu, skarn-related
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone,Granite · Cananea Granite;Bolsa Quartzite
AlterationIntense Sericitic, Pyritic, And Silicic Alteration.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10048962
MRDS IDMX00150
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.97932, -110.34233
References
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