Commodities
PrimaryGold, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model75: Distal disseminated Ag-Au
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockFelsic Volcanic Rock
StructureTight Folds, Faulting, Laramide Thrusting,
Tectonic settingFaults Throughout The Range Have Preferred N 40 Degree W Orientation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10049657
MRDS IDMX02775
Alternate namesSierra Almoloya
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates27.06697, -105.28383
References
SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.HILL, R.T., 1907, SIERRA ALMOLOYA, CHIHUAHUA MINING WORLD , V. 27, NO. 17, P. 686-691. GRIGGS, 1907, MINES OF CHIHUAHUAHILL, R.T., 1907, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF SIERRA DE ALMOLOYA. MINING WORLD, V. 26, NO. 18, P. 560.VILLAFANA, A., 1914, CRIADEROS MINERALES EN LA SIERRA DE ALMOLOYA, ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: LA NATURALEZA, 3A SERIE, V. 1, NO. 5, P. 168-170.GONZALEZ REYNA, J., 1956A, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO- MINERO DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA CONGRESSO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL XXX, MEXICO, 280 P., 1 PLATE.CIMRI