Mine detail: Chiquilistlan District

Previously called 'El SocorroEl SaucilloLa CobrizaEl Refugio (?)El MercurioMartinez DistrictSan BenitoEl Manto'

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Location

Lat / long: 20.16728, -103.80044

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Secondary: Copper

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: STOCKWORK, BRECCIA
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Structure:ROUGHLY MONOCLINAL, NO BIG FAULTS OR FRACTURES. LIMESTONE MAY BE FOLDED.
Alteration processes:METALS ORIGINALLY DEPOSITED AS SULFIDES AND ALTERED TO CHLORIDES BY SURFACE WATERS

References

MRDSMX13000
DEP60001058
ReferenceVILLARELLO, J.D., 1903, DESCRIPCION DE LOS CRIADEROS DE MERCURIO DE CHIQUILISTLAN (JALISCO): MEM. DE LA SOC. CIENT. ,ANTONIO ALZATE, V. 20, PP. 389-397.