La Libertad
Past Producer

El Gigante

La Libertad, Peru
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Electrum, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Pataz Batholith
AlterationSilicification, Chloritization, Sericitization; Veins Have Well-Developed Selvages Of Quartz And Muscovite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10064304
MRDS IDTC38630
Alternate namesSucia, Veins In Area: Loros, Puma, Torres, Manto
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-8.27052, -77.44143
References
SIMONS, F., 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.SCHREIBER, D.W., FONTBOTE, L., AND LOCHMAN, D., 1990, GEOLOGIC SETTING, PARAGENESIS, AND PHYSIOCHEMISTRY OF GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS HOSTED BY PLUTONIC ROCKS IN THE PATAZ REGION: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 85, P. 1328-1347.NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.CIMRI