Ancash
Past Producer
La Esperanza Mine
Ancash, Peru
Zinc
Silver
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Commodities
Primary
Zinc, Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Materials
Ore minerals
Argentite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue
Calcite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rock
Sandstone
Tectonic setting
Andes
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Last production
1942
Identification
Deposit ID
10065749
MRDS ID
TC41146
Region
SA
Data score
D
Coordinates
-10.22488, -76.96502
References
BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1017, 166 PCIMRIBODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).