Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Copper, Silver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryTin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formVEINS & BEDS
Ore controlFaults (Vein Deposits) Favorable Host Rock Lithology (Replacement Beds In Shale)
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueActinolite, Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Hematite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Shale,Limestone · Schist;Limestone;Shale (Calcareous)
StructureNumerous Faults
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1940
Identification
Deposit ID10073106
MRDS IDW018930
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates19.53395, -98.01696
References
FOWLER, G. M. ET AL, 1948, THE TAXCO MINING DISTRICT, GUERRERO; INTL. GEOL. CONG. 18TH, SYMP. ON ORES OF PB, ZN, P 107 - 116E/MJ INTL DIRECTORY 1975, P.