Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondarySulfur, Copper, Silica, Ferrosilicon
TertiaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Hematite, Magnetite
GangueEpidote, Garnet
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10084828
MRDS IDW700041
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates18.00069, -102.3504
References
GOMEZ RUIZ, DAVID, 1961, CRNNR PUB 3E.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1974, NOVEMBER, P. 98-99.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1693, P. 95.TORON VILLEGAS, LUIS, AND ESTEVE TORRES, ADRIAN, 1948, THE PROGRAM FOR THE SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF RAW MATERIAL RESERVES IN THE MEXICAN IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE BANK OF MEXICO'S OFFICE OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH: OFICINA DE INVESTIGACIONES INDUSTRIALES DE BANCO DE MEXICO, 23 P.THE 1948 FIGURE IS FROM TORON VILLEGAS AND ESTEVE TORRES, 1948; THE 1974 ESTIMATE WAS PUBLISHED IN EMJ, 1974; AND THE 1961 ESTIMATE IS FROM GOMEZ RUIZ, 1961.