Commodities
PrimaryGold, Uranium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Uraninite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrolusite, Quartz, Uranophane
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationSericitic, Kaolinitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10049537
MRDS IDMX02277
Alternate namesLa Virgen, Bolanos, San Blas
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.14606, -105.43385
References
GONZALEZ REYNA, J., 1956, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO-MINERA DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL, 20TH, DURANGO, MEXICO, 1956, P. 185-192.GONZALEZ REYNA, J., 1946, LOS CRIADEROS DE URANIO Y ORO EN PLACER DE GUADALUPE Y PUERTO DEL AIRE, ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: COMITE DIRECTIVO PARA LA INVESTIGACION DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE MEXICO (CRNNR BOLETIN 5).CLARK, K.F, AND PONCE, S., B.F., 1983BRIDGES, L.W., 1964A,BRIDGES, L.W., 1964B,BRIDGES, L.W., 1970,