Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsBornite, Chalcocite, Gold, Pyrite, Silver
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1600
Identification
Deposit ID10278616
Alternate namesEl Arco, Baja California, Mexico
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates28.05583, -113.38542
References
SILLITOE, R. H., A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE MEXICAN PORPHYRYCOPPER BELT: INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY, TRANS-ACTIONS, SECTION B, AUGUST, 1976, P. B170-B199.HOLLISTER, V. F., GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS OFTHE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HOBOKEN, NEW JERSY, COMPUCOMPCORP., 1978, P. 123-147.THOMPSON, JAMES V., "OF COPPER AND SALT", SKILLINGS' MININGREVIEW, 9/18/93, P. 4-9.