Las Cruces

Overview

Stratiform massive sulfides with strong supergene alteration, not exposed beneath 150 m of Miocene sediments, but has gossan cap 25 m thick, found by gravity anomaly. Stockwork beneath massive ore at least 150 m depth. Mineralized zone deformed and faulted, and partly eroded with gossan developed over paleo-surface.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS