Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold, Zinc, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFault Controlled.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Polybasite, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Silver, Stephanite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Tuff,Rhyolite · La Mesa
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureNw-Trending Vertical Fault With E Side Upthrown 18-20 Ft; Ne-Trending Cross-Faults.
AlterationPotassic, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10048969
MRDS IDMX00158
Alternate namesWilliam Tell
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.21685, -110.17148
References
PANCZNER, WILLIAM D., 1987, MINERALS OF MEXICO: VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD COMPANY, NEW YORK, 459 P.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.ROLDAN-QUINTANA, J., 1979, BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE OF SONORA, MEXICO IN ANDERSON, T.H., AND ROLDAN-QUINTANA, J., (EDS.), 1979, GUIDEBOOK, FIELD TRIP 27; GEOLOGY OF NORTHERN SONORA: U.N.A.M.- UNIV. PITTSBURG, P. 72.MONTIJO, F., JR., 1920, THE LAS CHISPAS MINE IN SONORA, MEXICO: MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, V. 121, P. 58-60.DUFOURQ, E.L., 1910, MINAS PEDRAZZINI OPERATIONS NEAR ARIZPE, SONORA, MEXICO: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 90, P. 1105-1106.DUFOURQ, 1910.