| Deposit ID | 10098732 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00128 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Triunfo-San Antonio Zone |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.03533, 23.8043 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Baja California Sur |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Boulangerite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Smaltite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 8 G/MT AU, 850 G/MT AG, 4% PB, (WISSER, 1954). |
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| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -110.03533, 23.8043 |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1750 |
| Year of first production | 1874 |
| District name | San Antonio/Sierra De Victoria |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00128 |
PANCZNER, WILLIAM D., 1987, MINERALS OF MEXICO: VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD COMPANY, NEW YORK, 459 P.
SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 187.
WISSER, E., 1954, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 49, NO. 1, P. 44-76.
PANCZNER, 1987
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WIDELY DISTRIBUTED GOLD AND SILVER IN LENSES OF CLOSELY SPACED STRINGERS CONSISTING OF DRUSY, CHALCEDONIC QUARTZ AND SULFIDES, IN SCHIST NEAR CONTACT WITH APLITE OR GNEISSIC GRANITE. INDIVIDUAL OREBODIES AVERAGED 2-3 FT IN THICKNESS. LOCALLY UP TO 40% SULFIDES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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