| Deposit ID | 10084805 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pachuca - Real Del Monte |
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.75031, 20.25059 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Hidalgo |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Acanthite | Ore |
| Allophane | Ore |
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcanthite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Electrum | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Manganite | Ore |
| Marcasite | Ore |
| Miargyrite | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Siderite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stephanite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Anhydrite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Prehnite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Rhodonite | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Model code | 106 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25b |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Creede |
| Mark3 model number | 58 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -98.75031, 20.25059 |
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| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1522 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mexico Fomento Empresarial, Grupo Debir, And 3 Mining Concerns |
| Year | 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1552-1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^2.2 G/T Au, 461 G/T Ag, 0.04% Cu, 0.2% Pb, 0.75% Zn, 3% Fe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700016 |
MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1666, P. 22-23.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.
MINING JOURNAL, 1990, MEXICAN SALE OF PACHUCA: MINING JOURNAL, V. 314, NO. 8060, P. 171.
MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1986
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS IN 3 FRACTURE GROUPS: N45-90W DIPPING 40-90S; N0-20E DIPPING 70-90W; AND N50E DIPPING 60S TO 60N. VEINS AVERAGE 200-400 M LONG AND VERTICALLY AND 2-4 M WIDE. THE VEINS PINCH OUT UPWARD AND DOWNWAD AND WERE DEPOSITED AT A DEPTH OF 300-1000 M. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1987 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1990 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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