Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryCadmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Deposits Are In Mid Jur Limestones That Are Always Associated With Beds Of Red Shale. Principal Mantos Are On The Ne Limb Of The Cercapuquio Syncline & Scattered Outcrops Are Known On The Sw Limb. Ore May Be Irregularly Streaked Layers, Lying Parallel To The Walls Or In Crosscutting Relations.
Materials
Ore mineralsCalamine, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Pucara Limestone;Sandstone;Limestone With Intercalations Of Red Shale & Breccia;Sandstone, 8 Coal Beds
StructureOpen Folds Of Considerable Length Trending Northwest, Cercapuquio Syncline And A Cross Fold On The Se End Of The Upper Manto.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1936
Discovery year1923
Identification
Deposit ID10068753
MRDS IDW001999
Alternate namesCercapuquio - Tcnyaclla Region
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-12.41452, -75.41637
References
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969WORLD MINING DIRECTORY, 1984, MARCH, P. 37.1927 DIREXPL CERRO DE PASCO CORPORATION1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS - UNPUBLISHED REPORTFRANK SIMONS 1960 UNPUBLISHED REPORT - P. 1225; WORLD MINING DIRECTORY (1984)