Pachuca - Real Del Monte

Producer in Hidalgo, Mexico with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084805
MRDS ID W700016
Record type Site
Current site name Pachuca - Real Del Monte

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.75031, 20.25059 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Hidalgo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic, Silicic, Sericitic, Argillic, Potassium Silicate

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 106
USGS model code 25b
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Creede
Mark3 model number 58

Host and associated rocks

  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.75031, 20.25059

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1522

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mexico Fomento Empresarial, Grupo Debir, And 3 Mining Concerns

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    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
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Iron Iron 3wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 1wt-pct
    Trace Ore Lead Lead 0wt-pct
    Major Ore Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 461g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 2g/mt

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE PACHUCA WAS RUNNING AT A LOSS OF SOME $400,000/MONTH DURING 1989.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1666, P. 22-23.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1990, MEXICAN SALE OF PACHUCA: MINING JOURNAL, V. 314, NO. 8060, P. 171.

  • Production

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1986

General comments

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.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.