Mine detail: Naica Mines

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Location

Lat / long:

27.86694, -105.50051

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc, Lead, Silver
Secondary:	Copper, Gold
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Specularite
Orebody form:	CHIMNEYS AND MANTOS
Discovery year:	1829

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1835

Geology

Host rock:	Limestone
Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	Broad Nw Trending Dome Or Anticlinorium, Folds, Faults And Fractures. Caves Along Post Mineral Faults.
Alteration processes:	Oxidation Of Surface Ore

References

MRDS	W018922
DEP	10111567
Reference	{Deposit:: WILSON, I. F., 1956, THE NAICA MINING DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO; INTL. GEOL. CONG., 20TH, GUIDEBOOK A-2 (ENG. TRANS.) P. 46 - 61}{Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.}{Production:: E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1975, P. WILSON, I.F., 1956, NAICA DISTRICT P. 48}
Reporter	Schruben, Paul G.