San Nicolas

Mexico· ZacatecasUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1997

Overview

Massive, semi-massive, stringers, Lower Sulfide Zone is tabular, Main Sulfide Zone is elongate 900 m long, 400 m wide, 28 m thick. Zoned with increasing Zn upwards, increasing Cu and pyrite downwards. This is the largest VMS deposit in Mexico. Age 152-124. Preliminary estimates of resources 99.5 million t @ 1.36% Cu, 1.64% Zn, 0.15% Pb, 0.41 g/t Au, 24 g/t Ag, open.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS

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