Chihuahua
Past Producer

Ocampo

Chihuahua, Mexico
GoldSilverCopperZincLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlVeins In Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Electrum, Galena, Gold, Stephanite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Andesite
Associated rockTuff,Rhyolite,Andesite
StructureEastern Limb Of Broad Nw Trending Anticline.
AlterationPropylitic, Argillic, Phyllic, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1804
Identification
Deposit ID10049490
MRDS IDMX02207
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates28.21275, -108.37559
References
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