Mine detail: San Joaquin District

Previously called 'GuadalupeAzoquesSan JoaquinMaravillasLa Fe'

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Location: Queretaro De Arteaga, Mexico, North America
Lat / long: 20.86726, -99.61703
dep_id: 60001064
mrds_id: MX20001
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Trace mineral: Strontium, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Nickel, Lead, Zirconium, Copper, Arsenic
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: SULFIDE HG SMALL VEIN
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore_ctrl: MINES ARE STRUNG ALONG POSTULATED FAULT. NATIVE HG IS IN FRACTURES AT LA NEGRA FACIES, A LIMESTONE WITH CHERT LENSES.
Structure: POSTULATED FAULT IN ORDUNA STREAM
References:
  • Deposit:: ZAMORA, S., 1970, DEPOSITOS MINERALES, IN MINERIA PREHISPANICA EN LA SIERRA DE QUERETARO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES.
  • Deposit:: SALAS, G.P., 1975, METALLOGENIC MAP OF MEXICO, SCALE 1:2,000,000: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PLATE 1.
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