Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVEIN
Model180: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlORE GENERALLY MOST ABUNDANT IN FLATTER DIPPING PARTS OF VEINS; IN PLACES WHERE STRIKE OF A VEIN CHANGES; AT INTERSECTIONS OF STEEP PREMINERAL CROSS FAULTS WITH FLAT DIPPING VEINS (ESPECIALLY WHERE CROSS FAULT IS NEARLY PARALLEL IN STRIKE TO VEIN.)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1722
Identification
Deposit ID60001106
MRDS IDMX00018
Alternate namesSan Francisco, San Jose, San Miguel, El Promontorio, Cerro De San Francisco, El Brasil, El Divisadero, El Palo Verde, El Pensamiento, El Salero, La Argentina, La Bofa, La Bolivia, La Escondida, La Fortuna, La Limena, La Loca, La Montana, San Federico, El Rincon, La Carta Blanca, La Piedra Azul
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates30.75015, -112.59242
References
GUILD, PHILIP W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA: LISTING OF DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 858-B, 72 P..GUIZA, REINALDO, Y WHITE, DONALD E., 1949, LOS YACIMIENTOS ANTIMONIALES DE LA REGION DE EL ANTIMONIO, ESTADO DE SONORA: INST. NAC. PARA LA INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS MINERALES, BOLETIN NUMERO 23, 47 P.WHITE, D.E. AND GUIZA, REINALDO, 1949, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF EL ANTIMONIO DISTRICT, SONORA, MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 962-B, P.81-119, PLATES 13-25.PEREZ SEGURA, EFREN, 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250000, UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: UNIV. DE SONORA, DEPTO. DE GEOL., HERMOSILLO, MX., 66 P. (LOC. 89)SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 188.