| Deposit ID | 60001106 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00018 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | El Antimonio District |
| Alternate or previous names | Cerro De San Francisco, El Brasil, El Divisadero, El Palo Verde, El Pensamiento, El Promontorio, El Rincon, El Salero, La Argentina, La Bofa, La Bolivia, La Carta Blanca, La Escondida, La Fortuna, La Limena, La Loca, La Montana, La Piedra Azul, San Federico, San Francisco, San Jose, San Miguel |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.59242, 30.75015 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | APPROXIMATE CENTER OF 3 KM BY 8 KM AREA CONTAINING NUMEROUS ANTIMONY MINES AND PROSPECTS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Model code | 180 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27d |
| Deposit model name | Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc) |
| (1) | -112.59242, 30.75015 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | THRUST FAULTING |
| Structure description | THRUST FAULTS. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1722 |
| District name | EL ANTIMONIO DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | ROBERTO MORENO |
| Home office | SONORA, MX. |
| Year | 1943 |
GUIZA, REINALDO, Y WHITE, DONALD E., 1949, LOS YACIMIENTOS ANTIMONIALES DE LA REGION DE EL ANTIMONIO, ESTADO DE SONORA: INST. NAC. PARA LA INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS MINERALES, BOLETIN NUMERO 23, 47 P.
WHITE, D.E. AND GUIZA, REINALDO, 1949, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF EL ANTIMONIO DISTRICT, SONORA, MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 962-B, P.81-119, PLATES 13-25.
PEREZ SEGURA, EFREN, 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250000, UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: UNIV. DE SONORA, DEPTO. DE GEOL., HERMOSILLO, MX., 66 P. (LOC. 89)
SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 188.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.