Avino

Producer in Durango, Mexico with commodities Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084806
MRDS ID W700017
Record type Site
Current site name Avino

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.23379, 24.51707 (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 Durango

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • 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) -104.23379, 24.51707

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1550

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 25000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 100 g/mt Silver Major 1977
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1977
    Gold Au 0.5 g/mt Gold Minor 1977
    Lead Pb 0.7 wt-pct Lead Minor 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SILICIFIED FAULT BRECCIA; NW-TRENDING FISSURE-FILLED VEINS AND DISSEMINATIONS. VEINS DIP 50-85 DEGREES.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1500'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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