Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStockwork
Model281: Gold on flat faults
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueIron, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPhyllite,Sandstone,Granite
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10049069
MRDS IDMX00288
Alternate namesLa Choya
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates31.60845, -112.83406
References
SILBERMAN, MILES, 1986, GOLD BELT MAP, NORTHWESTERN SONORA, MEXICO: UNPUBLISHED.GILES, D.A., SILBERMAN, M.L., AND WENRICH, K.J., 1986, GNEISS-HOSTED GOLD DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN SONORA, MEXICO: WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.SILBERMAN, M.L., 1987, REPORT ON RECONNAISSANCE OF GOLD PROSPECTS IN NORTHERN SONORA, MEXICO: UNPUB. USGS REPORT, 6 P.STAUDE, 1990, PERSONAL VISIT AND SAMPLING.