Pachuca-Real del Monte silver-gold vein system
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The Pachuca-Real del Monte silver-gold vein system is a historically significant mining district in central Mexico renowned for its rich silver and gold deposits and its major role in the country’s mining heritage and economic development.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Pachuca–Real del Monte mining district | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
epithermal vein system
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mining district ⓘ |
| alterationType |
argillic alteration
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silicic alteration ⓘ |
| associatedTown |
Pachuca
NERFINISHED
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Real del Monte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mexican silver mining heritage ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of mining infrastructure in Hidalgo
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growth of Pachuca as a mining city ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| depositType | low-sulfidation epithermal vein deposit ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
long-term source of employment in Hidalgo
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major source of silver exports from Mexico ⓘ |
| exploitedSince | colonial period ⓘ |
| gangueMineral |
calcite
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quartz ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Tertiary ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as a historic mining district in Mexico ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important contributor to Mexican economic development
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major silver producer in colonial Mexico ⓘ one of Mexico’s most important historic mining districts ⓘ |
| hostRock | Tertiary volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British mining investment in the 19th century
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Spanish colonial mining technology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive underground workings
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high-grade silver veins ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hidalgo, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Pachuca de Soto
NERFINISHED
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Real del Monte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineralizationStyle | vein-hosted silver-gold mineralization ⓘ |
| miningMethod | underground mining ⓘ |
| oreMineral |
argentite
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galena ⓘ native gold ⓘ sphalerite ⓘ |
| partOf | Sierra Madre Oriental metallogenic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | silver ⓘ |
| region | central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryCommodity | gold ⓘ |
| structuralControl | fault-controlled veins ⓘ |
| veinOrientation | northwest-southeast trending veins ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
municipality of Mineral del Monte
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miningDistrict
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Pachuca-Real del Monte silver-gold vein system
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subject surface form:
Municipality of Mineral del Monte
this entity surface form:
Pachuca–Real del Monte mining district
Comarca Minera UNESCO Global Geopark
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notableSite
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Pachuca-Real del Monte silver-gold vein system
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