Commodities
PrimaryAntimony, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model180: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlOre Deposition Controlled By Variations In Strike And Dip; Best Ore Where Dip Flattens.
Materials
Ore mineralsAntimony, Gold
Geology
Host rockSiltstone
StructureVein Fissure Cut By Numerous Small Postmineral Faults With N To Ne Strikes And Easterly Dips. West Sides Of Faults Have Moved Relatively Southward With Max. Displacement Of 2 M. Some Postmineral Faulting Parallel To The Vein.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10049189
MRDS IDMX00441
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.73682, -112.586
References
WHITE, D.E. AND GUIZA, REINALDO, 1949, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF EL ANTIMONIO DISTRICT, SONORA, MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 962-B, P.103-104, PLATES 15, 19WHITE AND GUIZA, 1949.