Southern Sombrerete District

Producer in Zacatecas, Mexico with commodity Mercury
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001077
MRDS ID MX29005
Record type District
Current site name Southern Sombrerete District
Alternate or previous names De Junio Mine, 18 De Marzo Mine, Charcos Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.68375, 23.43375 (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 Zacatecas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) SILICIFICATION

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.68375, 23.43375

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description 5 PARALLEL FAULT ZONES, N 60 W; AND SUBORDINATE NS FAULTS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name SOUTHERN SOMBRERETE DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GALLAGHER, D., 1943, MEMO TO MR. HEWETT, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE SOMBRERETE MERCURY DISTRICT, UNPUBLISHED.

Beyond USGS

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