Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formCHIMNEYS AND MANTOS
Ore controlIntersections Of Fractures, Walls Of Dikes, Below Anticlinal Noses
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueMagnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Specularite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Limestone
StructureBroad Nw Trending Dome Or Anticlinorium, Folds, Faults And Fractures. Caves Along Post Mineral Faults.
AlterationOxidation Of Surface Ore
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1835
Discovery year1829
Identification
Deposit ID10111567
MRDS IDW018922
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates27.86694, -105.50051
References
WILSON, I. F., 1956, THE NAICA MINING DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO; INTL. GEOL. CONG., 20TH, GUIDEBOOK A-2 (ENG. TRANS.) P. 46 - 61MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1975, P. WILSON, I.F., 1956, NAICA DISTRICT P. 48