Nuevo Leon
Past Producer

Guadalupe Mine

Nuevo Leon, Mexico
SilverLeadZincBarium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlOre Found Only In Fault Zones, Narrow And Lean In Shale, Lensoid In Limestone, And Filling Breccias Where Faults Intersect Porphyry Dikes.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Washita-Fredericksburg (Aurora Formation);Eagle Ford Formation (San Felipe Formation)
Associated rockAndesite
StructureElongated Fold Dome, E-W Fault Dips S
Tectonic settingSierra Madre Oriental
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1919
Identification
Deposit ID10050128
MRDS IDMX17001
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates26.8906, -100.22008
References
WHITING, F.B., 1954, ORE CONTROLS AT THE GUADALUPE MINE, NUEVO LEON, MEXICO: ECON. GEOL., V. 49, P. 493-500CIMRI