Coneto de Comonfort
Coneto de Comonfort | |
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Municipal seat and city | |
Coneto de Comonfort | |
| Elevation | 1,960 m (6,430 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 858 |
Coneto de Comonfort is a town and seat of the
stone
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History
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Founded over 450 years ago, the town of Coneto de Comonfort was originally established as a
epithermal gold and silver-rich district has a long history of exploration and small scale production, dating back to the mid 16th century. The district has been explored by Orex Minerals
Inc. (TSX.V: REX) and their project partner Fresnillo plc (LSE: FRES).
Geology
Gold and silver mineralization is hosted in over 40
pyritization.[3]
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 19, 2008
- Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the originalon 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ Whiting, Ben (15 March 2010). "Technical report for the Coneto silver-gold project, Durango, Mexico". Coneto - Technical Reports. Orex Minerals Inc. Retrieved 2 Sep 2015.
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