Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Digenite, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite
GangueAlbite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Feldspar, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockDiorite,Diabase
AlterationZoned Outwardly: Silicic Core Ringed By Potassic And Propylitic Alteration Zones And Pyrite Halo. No Sericitic (Phyllic) Alteration Present.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1968
Identification
Deposit ID10098728
MRDS IDMX00099
Alternate namesCalmalli, Don Carlos
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates28.05579, -113.38544
References
GUILD, PHILIP W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA: LISTING OF DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 858-B, 72 P..PANCZNER, WILLIAM D., 1987, MINERALS OF MEXICO: VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD COMPANY, NEW YORK, 459 P.SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 186.ECHAVARRI P., A., Y RANGIN, C., 1978, EL YACIMIENTO CUPRIFERO DEL ARCO, BAJA CALIFORNIA, SU AMBIENTE GEOLOGICO Y SUS CARACTERISTICAS DE ALTERACION Y MINERALIZACION: UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA, BOLETIN DEL DEPARTMENTO DE GEOLOGIA, V. 1, NUM. 1, OCT. 1978, P. 1-18.COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., 1986, MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: USGS BULLETIN 1693, 379 P.