Mine detail: La Sirena

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Location: Baja California, Mexico, North America
Lat / long: 28.2794, -112.88404
dep_id: 10049289
mrds_id: MX00569
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Gold, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Specularite
gangue: Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline, Zircon
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Phyllic
conc_proc: Supergene Enrichment.
ore_ctrl: Fault Controlled
Reporter: Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.)
hrock_type: Diorite
Structure: Vertical Fault, N 15-25 W.
References:
  • GONZALEZ G., J.A., Y AMAYA M., R., 1980, PROGRAMA DE EXPLORACION POR ORO EN EL PROYECTO EL BARRIL, MINA LA SIRENA, BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE: SEMINARIO SOBRE EXPLORACION GEOLOGICO-MINERA 8, 1980, P. 137-162
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