Description
Phelps Dodge Exploration
Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model172: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formSTRATABOUND-STRATAFORM (LARGELY)
Ore controlStrong Hydrothermal Activity, Intense Brecciation And Mineralization Occur Where Contact Between Two Carbonate Units Has Been Disrupted By Steep Cross-Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueFluorite, Hematite, Jarosite, Limonite, Mimetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Limestone
Associated rockDiabase
AlterationOxidation, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1991-
First production1991
Discovery year1982
Identification
Deposit ID10049063
MRDS IDMX00279
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.62238, -110.54233
References
STAUDE, J.M., COX, D.P., AND SILBERMAN, M.L., PERSONAL VISIT, 1987.SILBERMAN, M.L., 1987, REPORT ON RECONNAISSANCE OF GOLD PROSPECTS IN NORTHERN SONORA, MEXICO: UNPUB. USGS REPORT, 6 P.MINE OWNER.