Mine detail: Fresnillo Mine

Location:	Zacatecas, Mexico, North America
Lat / long:	23.15046, -102.85042
dep_id:	10073099
mrds_id:	W018917
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Silver, Lead, Zinc
Minor mineral:	Copper, Gold
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium ammount of material produced
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite
gangue:	Calcite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
orebody_fm:	VEINS AND A FEW MANTOS AND CHIMNEYS (DISSEMINATED)
work_type:	Underground
alteration:	Oxidation To 100 M Depth
Reporter:	Schruben, Paul G.
hrock_type:	Siltstone
Structure:	Small Quartz Porphyry Stock, A Few Dikes
Year first produced:	1554
disc_yr:	1554
References:	Deposit:: STONE, J. B., 1956, NOTES ON THE FRESNILLO MINING DISTRICT OF ZACATECAS; INTL. GEOL. CONG., 20TH, GUIDEBOOK A-2 (ENG TRANS) P. 111-113 Deposit:: VILLASENOR, LUIS, 1968, APPLICATION OF GEOLOGY IN DEVELOPMENT AND EXPLOITATION OF THE NAICA AND FRESNILLO MINES, MEXICO; ECON. GEOL. V. 63 P 701 Deposit:: KOCH, G. S. JR., LINK, R. F., 1967, GEOMETRY OF METAL DISTRIBUTION IN 5 VEINS OF THE FRESNILLO MINE, ZACATECAS, MEXICO; U.S. BU MINES REP. INV. 6919, 64 P. Production:: RAUSCH, D. O., MARIACHER, B. C., 1970, AIME SYMP. PB-ZN V.I P. 924. STONE, J.B., 1956, FRESNILLO, INTL. GEOL. CONG. 20TH, GUIDEBOOK A-2 (ENG. TRANS.) P 111.