Mine detail: Santa Rosalia

Previously called 'Santa Rosalia Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

27.33359, -112.35069

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Ore:	Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite
Orebody form:	TABULAR AND CONTINUOUS
Discovery year:	1880

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Unknown
Development status:	Producer
Production years:	50-60 YEARS WITH BREAKS IN PRODUCTION
First production started:	1888
Last production ended:	1960

Geology

Host type:	Shale,Sandstone,Conglomerate
Structure:	Reg.Struct: Gentle Warping And Folding. Minor Faults Cut Ore Body, Offsets 1 * Of Feet.
Tectonic:	Eastern Baja California
Alteration processes:	Principaly Next To Ore, Find Rapid Decrease In Grade.

References

MRDS	W700689
DEP	10085146
Reference	{Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 46.}{Deposit:: SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO, 1989, LA PAZ: CARTA GEOGRAFICA, DIRRECION GENERAL DE GEOGRAFIA DEL TERRITORIO NACIONAL, MEXICO, D.F., 1:1,000,000.}{Deposit:: STAUDE, JOHN-MARK G., 1990, PERSONAL VISIT AND COMMUNICATION.}
Reporter	Beougher, Delilah J. (Spanski, Gregory T.), Staude, John-Mark G.