Ancash
Past Producer

Cerro Puyhuan Mine

Ancash, Peru
Silver
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockTuff
Tectonic settingAndes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10065616
MRDS IDTC40974
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-9.72879, -77.52448
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, 165 P.CIMRIBODENLOS AND STRACZEK (1957).