Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeporphyry copper
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chalcocite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz, Pyrite, Garnet
Geology
Host rockMixed Clastic/Carbonate Rock,Skarn (Tactite),Limestone · "Ross Mine Formation", "Mina Grande Formation"
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Mixed Clastic/Carbonate Rock · "Intrusions", "Presdio Formation"
AlterationOutcropping Sericite (Central) And Propylitic (Exterior) Alteration; Skarn From Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10085727
MRDS IDW701360
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.804, -104.40218
References
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