Mine detail: El Antimonio District

Previously called 'La Piedra AzulLa MontanaLa LocaLa LimenaLa FortunaLa EscondidaLa Carta BlancaLa BoliviaLa BofaLa ArgentinaEl SaleroEl RinconEl PromontorioEl PensamientoEl Palo VerdeEl DivisaderoEl BrasilCerro De San FranciscoSan FedericoSan JoseSan Miguel'

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Location

Lat / long:

30.75015, -112.59242

Resource(M)

Primary:	Antimony
Secondary:	Gold, Silver
Discovery year:	1722

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	VEIN
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Structure:

THRUST FAULTS.

References

MRDS	MX00018
DEP	60001106
Reference	{Deposit:: GUILD, PHILIP W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA: LISTING OF DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 858-B, 72 P..}{Deposit:: GUIZA, REINALDO, Y WHITE, DONALD E., 1949, LOS YACIMIENTOS ANTIMONIALES DE LA REGION DE EL ANTIMONIO, ESTADO DE SONORA: INST. NAC. PARA LA INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS MINERALES, BOLETIN NUMERO 23, 47 P.}{Deposit:: WHITE, D.E. AND GUIZA, REINALDO, 1949, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF EL ANTIMONIO DISTRICT, SONORA, MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 962-B, P.81-119, PLATES 13-25.}{Deposit:: PEREZ SEGURA, EFREN, 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250000, UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: UNIV. DE SONORA, DEPTO. DE GEOL., HERMOSILLO, MX., 66 P. (LOC. 89)}{Deposit:: SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 188.}