Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
TertiaryCobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formINTRUSIVE-HYDROTHERMAL BRECCIA
Ore controlVein And Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockAndesite,Plutonic Rock
AlterationMolybdenite Associated With Seircite, Kaolinite After Feldspar
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10092813
MRDS IDMX02787
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates26.23366, -107.40056
References
SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.SCHULTZE, G., 1952B, UN IMPORTANTE YACIMIENTO DE MOLIBDENITA EN EL MUNICIPIO DE GUADALUPE Y CALVO,CHIHUAHUA; CONCEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES, INSTITUTO NACIONAL PARA LA INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS MINERALES, BULLETIN 34-D, P. 31-42.DAMON, P.E., SHAFIQULLAH, M., AND CLARK, K.F., 1983, GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS AND RELATED MINERALIZATION OF MEXICO: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES, V. 20, NO. 6, P. 1052-1071.CIMRI