Mine detail: El Quiote

Previously called 'GuadalupeAugustiasSanta Maria'

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Location: San Luis Potosi, Mexico, North America
Lat / long: 23.00048, -100.50036
dep_id: 10050452
mrds_id: MX22001
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar
gangue: Clay
conc_proc: Hydrothermal
ore_ctrl: Fissure And Fault System
Reporter: Slagle, Letha P. (Rytuba, J.)
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Andesite,Granite
Structure: Pre-Ore Faults (Intrusion Related)
References:
  • Deposit:: COLLINS, H.F., 1897, QUICKSILVER MINING IN THE DISTRICT OF GUADALCAZAR, STATE OF SAN LUIS POTOSI, MEXICO: INST. MINING METALL. TRANS., V. 4, P. 121-150
  • Production:: COLLINS, 1897.
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