Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFault Dips 45 Sw
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Conglomerate-Footwall
Associated rockRhyolite · Granite;Rhyolite-Hanging Wall
StructureVeta Madra Fault
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1976
Identification
Deposit ID10081092
MRDS IDW032794
Alternate namesPurishma, Cerro Minera Las Torres, Guanajuato Unit, San Rafeal, Cedros
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates21.00056, -101.25038
References
GROSS, W.H., 1975, NEW ORE DISCOVERY AND SOURCE OF SILVER AND GOLD VEINS, GUANAJUATO, MEXICO: ECON. GEOL., V. 70, P. 1175-1189.E/MJ 1978WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.GROSS, 1975, P. 1176