Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeANTICLINE AXES, FRACTURES, INTERSECTIONS, BRECCIA ZONES
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlBEST ORE AT INTERSECTION OF ANTICLINE AXES AND N 30 W FRACTURES. THE SYNCLINES AND N 10 E FRACTURES ARE BARREN. BEST ORE FOUND IN CENTRAL BLOCK, WHICH IS STRATIGRAPHICALLY LOWER AND HAS LESS SHALE.
Geology
StructureN 70 E FOLDS OF 3 SIZE ORDERS; THRUSTS DEVELOPED ALONG FOLD AXES AND ELSEWHERE; RETICULATE FRACTURES; N 10 E AND N 30 W; WIDE BRECCIA ZONES, N 70 E AND N 30 W. BAOUDARY FAULT, A RANGE FAULT, NW MORE HORST FAULTING ALONG N 70 E TREND, WITH GREATEST UPLIFT OF CENTRAL CLAVO BLOCK., REGIONAL TILT OF 25 SW
AlterationSILICIFICATION OF PRE-ORE FAULTS
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID60001078
MRDS IDMX29009
Alternate namesOpal District, Camacho District, San Marcos, El Amparo, Santa Maria, El Coyote, San Lorenzo, San Jose, Oisa, San Isidro
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates23.08376, -102.36711
References
GALLAGHER, D., AND PEREZ-SILICEO, 1943, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON NUEVO MERCURIO: UNPUBLISHED USGS REPORT.GALLAGHER, D., 1942, NUMEROUS LETTERS AND MEMOS TO MR. HEWETT, UNPUBLISHED.BAILEY, E., 1959, NUEVO MERCURIO DISTRICT, UNPUBLISHED SUMMARY.