Mine detail: Tasco District

Previously called 'Pedregal VeinCerro De CompaniaSan FranciscoSanta TheresaAlarcon District'

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Location: Guerrero, Mexico, North America
Lat / long: 18.63396, -99.83363
dep_id: 60001053
mrds_id: MX11001
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Trace mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: VEINLETS, VEINS
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
alteration: SILICIFICATION (?)
conc_proc: EVIDENCE OF EXPLOSIVE HOT SPRING ACTION EXISTS NEAR SAN FRANCISCO
References:
  • Deposit:: MACTEAR, J., 1895, MINING AND METALLURGY OF QUICKSILVER IN MEXICO: TRANS. INST. MIN. AND METALL., V. 4, P. 82-83.
  • Deposit:: HALSE, E., 1895, THE SILVER DISTRICT OF TEHUILOTEPES, STATE OF GUERRERO, MEXICO: ENG. AND MIN. JOURNAL, V. 60, P. 197-199.
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