Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryVanadium, Tin, Copper
TertiaryTungsten, Niobium (Columbium)
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formSULFIDE MANTOS ENCLOSED ROCKS NOT IMMEDIATLY ASSOCIATED WITH INTRUSIVE
Ore controlEmplacement Of Ore-Related Felsite Dikes Strongly Controlled By Fault Forming The Western Side Of A Large Graben.
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Columbite, Galena, Sphalerite, Wolframite
GangueActinolite, Epidote, Fluorite, Garnet, Hedenbergite, Hematite, Idocrase, Ilmenite, Ilvaite, Magnetite, Muscovite, Orthoclase, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Scapolite, Topaz, Tourmaline, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockFelsic Volcanic Rock · San Antonio Dike
StructureReg.Struct: Mine Lies On The East Limb Of The Southward Plunging Portion Of A Broad Nnw-Trending, Doubly Plunging Anticline., San Antonio Graben: Nne-Trending Graben, 4 Km X 1 Km, 140-250 M Displacement. Bounded On The West By A Single East-Dipping Fault, And On The East By A "Scissored" Pair Of West-Dipping Faults.
Tectonic settingMine Lies Along The Western Edge Of A Nnw-Trending Belt Of Folded And Thrusted Pre-Tert Rocks Known As The Chihuahua Trough.
AlterationContact Between Limestone And Silicate Or Sulfide Bodies Generally Sharp. Limestone Often Exhibits A 1 Cm Thick Bleached And Recrystallized Selvage.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1625
Last production1988
Identification
Deposit ID10049491
MRDS IDMX02213
Alternate namesSanta Eulalia-East Camp
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates28.59469, -105.76996
References
MORRIS, H.T., 1986, DESCRIPTIVE MODEL OF POLYMETALLIC REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS IN COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., 1986, MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1693, P. 99.MALDONADO E., D., AND MEGAW, P.K.M., 1983, GEOLOGY OF THE SANTA EULALIA MINING DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO IN GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NORTH-CENTRAL CHIHUAHUA; GUIDEBOOK FOR THE 1983 FIELD CONFERENCE: EL PASO, TEXAS, EL PASO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 367-376.HEWITT, W.P., 1943, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE SAN ANTONIO MINE, SANTA EULALIA DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 54, NO. 2, P. 173-204.SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOLGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNEMNT OF MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000SPP, 1984, CIUDAD DELICIASMEGAW,P.K.M., ET AL, 1988SPP, 1978, AQUILES SERDANWALTER, TIMOTHY G., 1985, METALS DISTRIBUTIONTITLEY, S.R., AND MEGAW, P.K.M., 1985,1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE MAIN MINERAL ZONEOF THE SANTA EULALIA DISTRICT