Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeDISSEMINATED IN STOCKWORK
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlCOMPLEX FRACTURES IN THE TOP OF THE LATITE FORM SIX MAJOR LODES. THE FRACTURING WAS CONTEMPORANEOUS WITH TECTONIC DOMING AND ALLOWED MORE INTENSE ALTERATION. THE INDIVIDUAL FRACTURES OF EACH LODE ARE 1 MM - 2 CM THICK AND ARE SO DENSE IN THE UPPER PART OF THE ORE ZONE AS TO BE A STOCKWORK.
Geology
StructureINTERSECTING FRACTURES IN CREST OF LATITE STRUCTURAL DOME. FLOW STRUCTURES IN RHYOLITE INDICATE PRESENCE OF DOME.
AlterationLATER ALKALINE SOLUTIONS DEPOSITED OPAL, MONTMORILLONITE, CHALCEDONY AND CINNABAR.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID60001074
MRDS IDMX29000
Alternate namesSan Antonio Mine, Jesus Mine, La Cruz Mine, San Alfredo Mine, Winze 48, Santa Catarina Mine, Shaft 120
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates22.2005, -101.83369
References
GALLAGHER, D., 1951, GEOLOGY OF THE QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF CANOAS, ZACATECAS, MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 975-B, PP. 47-85.GALLAGHER, D., 1957, GEOLOGIA DE LOS YACIMIENTOS MERCURIALES DE CANOAS, ESTADO DE ZACATECAS: INST. NAC. INV. REC. MIN. BOL. NO 39, 47 P. (SPANISH TRANSLATION BY GUTIERREZ)GONZALEZ REYNA, JENACA, 1946, LA INDUSTRIA MINERA EN EL ESTADO DE ZACATECAS: COM. DIR. INV. RECURSOS MIN. BOL. 4, 127 P.GALLAGHER, D. 1942, MEMO TO MR. HEWETT: RECONNAISSANCE VISIT TO CANOAS MERCURY DISTRICT, UNPUBLISHED.BAILEY, E., 1959, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, USGS.