Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryAntimony, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formZONED - IRREGULAR THE DISTRICT SHOWS BROAD METAL ZONING, CENTERED ON AN AREA WEST OF LAGUNA LACSACOCHA. IN THIS AREA THE VEINS CONTAIN MAINLY COPPER WHEREAS OUTLYING VEINS CONTAIN LEAD-ZINC ORE. STIBNITE IS CONFINED TO WEAK STRUCTURES ON EAST AND WEST EDGES OF THE DISTRICT
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Enargite, Galena, Polybasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock,Sandstone,Limestone · Correlated To Goyllarisquisga Formation
StructureLarge Anticline Trending North, Huaron District Is On North End Of A Dome On The Anticline. Fractures At Right Angle To Anticlinal Axis
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationWall Rocks Are Bleached. Silicified, Sericitized And Kaolinized For Several Meters From Strong Veins, And Sulphide Minerals Are Disseminated In Wall Rocks Near The Veins. Pyrite Occurs In Wall Rocks Many Meters From The Veins
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1901
Discovery year1677
Identification
Deposit ID10068764
MRDS IDW002011
Alternate namesMinas De Huaron
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-11.01458, -76.44973
References
CALLAWAY H. M., 1962, LEAD: A MATERIALS SURVEY. USBM INFO CIRCULAR 8083 P. 42PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU. NOV. 1969PETERSEN, ULRICH, 1965, REGIONAL GEOLOGY AND MAJOR ORE DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL PERU; ECON. GEOL. V. 60 NO. 3 P. 407 - 476.COMMUNIQUE, AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERU.CAVANAGH, J. AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPORT'S GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, PERU REPORTING SERVICES EDITORIALS S.R.L., P. 177-179.USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1981, PT. 3, P. 784.U.S. EMBASSY REPORT, 1982.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1984, NOVEMBER, P. 31.WORLD MINING, 1983, JUNE, P. 38.1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS UNPUBLISHED REPORCIMRILA MINERIA EN EL PERU, ANUARIO MINERO COMERCIAL 1977. E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1975, AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERU, WORLD MINING (1983), EMJ (1984), USBM (1981); CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991).