Tamaulipas
Past Producer

Moctezuma Mine

Tamaulipas, Mexico
SilverLeadZinc
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Description

J.H. Andrews

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Pyrite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1894
Last production1909
Discovery year1894
Identification
Deposit ID10050471
MRDS IDMX25012
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates24.73541, -98.89699
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 MINING DISTRICT, SAN NICOLAS, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO: AIME TRANS., V. 43, P. 304-313.CIMRI