Mine detail: Santa Rosalia

Previously called 'Santa Rosalia Mine'

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Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
Lat / long: 27.33359, -112.35069
dep_id: 10085146
mrds_id: W700689
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Producer
ore: Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite
orebody_fm: TABULAR AND CONTINUOUS
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Principaly Next To Ore, Find Rapid Decrease In Grade.
conc_proc: Hydrologic Concentration Near Fault Structures
ore_ctrl: Manto
Reporter: Beougher, Delilah J. (Spanski, Gregory T.), Staude, John-Mark G.
hrock_type: Shale,Sandstone,Conglomerate
Structure: Reg.Struct: Gentle Warping And Folding. Minor Faults Cut Ore Body, Offsets 1* Of Feet.
tectonic: Eastern Baja California
Year first produced: 1888
yr_lst_prd: 1960
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1880
prod_yrs: 50-60 YEARS WITH BREAKS IN PRODUCTION
References:
  • 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.
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