Commodities
PrimaryAntimony, Mercury
TertiarySulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeHYDROTHERMAL VEIN AND STOCKWORK
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlSAN AGUSTIN ORE FOLLOWS BRECCIA; AGUA SALADA VEIN NON-CONFORMABLE
Geology
StructurePRE-ORE REVERSE FAULTS, BRECCIATION, ISOCLINAL FOLDS. TREND N-NW
AlterationANHYDRITE AND DOLOMITE ARE PRE-ORE HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION OF LIMESTONE
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID60001055
MRDS IDMX11003
Alternate namesAgua Salada Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates18.25068, -99.66703
References
BOLIVAR, J.M., 1963, GEOLOGIA DEL AREA DELIMITADA POR EL TOMATAL, HUITZUCO Y MAYANALAN, ESTADO DE GUERRERO: UNIV. NAC. AUTO. DE MEX. BOL. 69, PP. 26-28.CAREAGA, J., ET AL, 1974, LA SITUACION DEL MINERA DEL MERCURIO EN MEXICO: CONGR. INT. MERCURIO (TRABAJOS), NO. 1, VOL. 2, P. 425-42?.CHASE, H., RINGS OF FIRE, THE STORY OF MERCURY, UNPUBLISHED DATA.VAUPELL, C.W., 1937, MERCURY DEPOSITS OF HUITZUCO, GUERRERO, MEXICO: AM. INST. MINING METALL. ENGINEERS TECH PUB. 842, P. 1-14.MCALLISTER, J.F., AND HERNANDEZ ORTIZ, D., 1945, QUICKSILVER ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF HUITZUCO, GUERRERO, MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 946-B, P. 49-71.TUNNELL, G., ET AL, 1976, ON THE ORIGIN OF LIVINGSTONITE DEPOSITS AT HUITZUCO, GUERRERO, MEXICO: MINER. DEPOSITA, 11, P. 71-82.