Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Tungsten, Copper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite
AlterationSecondary Oxides Prominent In Upper 40 Ft Of The Veins.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Identification
Deposit ID10049062
MRDS IDMX00277
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates28.7169, -110.03397
References
WIESE, JOHN H., AND CARDENAS, SALVADOR, 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF SONORA, MEXICO: USGS BULL 946, P. 103-130.RADELLI, L., 1985, SCHEELITE DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL SONORA, MEXICO: BOLETIN DEL DEPATAMENTO DE GEOLOGIA UNI-SON, SEGUNDA EPOCA, V. 2, NUM. 1-2, P. 65-73.WIESE AND CARDENAS, 1945.