Description
Spanish Colonists
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GangueCalcite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockAlkalic Intrusive Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1886
Last production1912
Discovery year1767
Identification
Deposit ID10050468
MRDS IDMX25009
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates24.72541, -98.87893
References
BASTIN, E.S., 1937, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN CARLOS MOUNTAINS, IN KELLUM, L.B., ED., THE GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY OF THE SAN CARLOS MOUNTAINS, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO: ANN ARBOR, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PRESS, P. 159-206.WENTWORTH, I.H., 1912, THE SAN NICOLAS DISTRICT, SAN NICOLAS, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO: AIME TRANS., V. 43, P. 304-313.CIMRI