Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryManganese, Cadmium
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlReverse Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Orpiment, Psilomelane, Realgar, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Clay, Iron
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Pucara Limestone;Goyllarisquisga Formation, Arenaceous Sediments
StructureAnticlinal Structure.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1953
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10068762
MRDS IDW002008
Alternate namesAzulcocha
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-12.06453, -75.66638
References
MINING MAGAZINE SEPT. 1969 VOL. 121 NO. 3 P. 257PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1547.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.CAVANAGH, J., AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPORT'S GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, PERU REPORTING SERVICES EDITORIALES S.R.L., P. 161-163.1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS UNPUBLISHED REPORU.S.B.M. MINERALS YEARBOOK - 1970, PERU PREPRINT. CUMMULATIVE PRODUCTION FROM F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.; CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991)