Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlThe Ore Deposits At Raura Were Formed By Both Fissurefilling And Replacement. In Most Cases Ore Was Deposited By Simple Fissure Filling With Little Or No Replacement. However,In Areas Of Unaltered Or Only Slightly Metamorphosed Limestone,Many Vein-Like Deposits And A Few Mantos Were Formed By Replacement Of Limestone Along The Bedding.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Fluorite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10068773
MRDS IDW002022
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-10.49793, -76.73307
References
MINING MAGAZINE SEPT. 1969, VOL. 121 NO. 3 PAGE 241PERU-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EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P.1326LEWIS, RICHARD W., JR., AND NARVAEZ, SIGFREDO, 1955, LOS DEPOSITOS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO: INST. NAC. DE INV. Y FOMENTO, MINEROS BOL., NO.13, PP26-31PORTURAS, ANTONIO, 1954, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 1960MINING MAGAZINE SEPT. 1969 VOL. 121 NO. 3, P. 241