Ancash
Past Producer

Riqueza Mine

Ancash, Peru
CopperSilverLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Lead
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz, Rhodonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockGranite
AlterationSilicified And Pyritized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10065766
MRDS IDTC41172
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-9.92906, -77.03752
References
BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1017, 166 PCIMRIBODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).