Sonora
Past Producer

La Limena

Sonora, Mexico
AntimonyGold
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Commodities
PrimaryAntimony, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model180: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlOre Bodies Controlled Entirely By Strike And Dip Of Vein. Best Ore Found In More Flatly Dipping And More Northerly Striking Parts Of Vein.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Monos Formation
AlterationWall Rock Of Main Ore Bodies Bleached For As Much As 50 Cm From The Vein.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10104182
MRDS IDMX00452
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.73793, -112.58989
References
WHITE, D.E. AND GUIZA, REINALDO, 1949, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF EL ANTIMONIO DISTRICT, SONORA, MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 962-B, P.100-101, PLATES 15, 17WHITE AND GUIZA, 1949.