Mine detail: Nuevo Mercurio District

Previously called 'San JoseSan LorenzoEl CoyoteSanta MariaEl AmparoSan MarcosCamacho DistrictOpal DistrictOisaSan Isidro'

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Location

Lat / long: 23.08376, -102.36711

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Discovery year: 1940

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: ANTICLINE AXES, FRACTURES, INTERSECTIONS, BRECCIA ZONES
Production size: Medium
Development status: Producer

Geology

Structure:N 70 E FOLDS OF 3 SIZE ORDERS; THRUSTS DEVELOPED ALONG FOLD AXES AND ELSEWHERE; RETICULATE FRACTURES; N 10 E AND N 30 W; WIDE BRECCIA ZONES, N 70 E AND N 30 W. BAOUDARY FAULT, A RANGE FAULT, NW MORE HORST FAULTING ALONG N 70 E TREND, WITH GREATEST UPLIFT OF CENTRAL CLAVO BLOCK., REGIONAL TILT OF 25 SW
Alteration processes:SILICIFICATION OF PRE-ORE FAULTS

References

MRDSMX29009
DEP60001078
Reference{Deposit:: GALLAGHER, D., AND PEREZ-SILICEO, 1943, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON NUEVO MERCURIO: UNPUBLISHED USGS REPORT.}{Deposit:: GALLAGHER, D., 1942, NUMEROUS LETTERS AND MEMOS TO MR. HEWETT, UNPUBLISHED.}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E., 1959, NUEVO MERCURIO DISTRICT, UNPUBLISHED SUMMARY.}