Ancash
Past Producer

Piedra Iman Mine

Ancash, Peru
LeadZincSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone
StructureNorth Plunging Anticline
Tectonic settingAndes
AlterationDolomitization, Silicification, Metamorphism Developing Actinolite Garnet
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10065568
MRDS IDTC40919
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-9.15631, -77.88755
References
BODENLOS, A.J., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1957, BASE-METAL DEPOSITS OF THE CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1040, 165PCIMRIBODENLOS AND STRACZEK (1957).