Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR - EN ECHELON
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Realgar, Sphalerite, Wurtzite
GangueCalcite, Gypsum, Quartz
Geology
Host rockBasalt
Associated rockQuartzite
Tectonic settingAndes
AlterationArgillization - Propylitization And Chloritization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1789
Discovery year1677
Identification
Deposit ID10068780
MRDS IDW002030
Alternate namesElvira Shaft, Eleodora Tunnel, Veins: Gildmeister, Elvira, Morococha, No. 2, Enganadora, Trujillana,, Sin Nombre, Bolognesi, Ojos Negros, 477
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-8.00636, -78.33311
References
LEWIS JR., R. W. 1956 THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE QUIRUVILCA DISTRICT, PERU, ECON. GEOL. VOL. 51, NO. 1 P. 41-63PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969ENGINEERING MINING JOURNAL: INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS,1972,PG.202.COMMUNIQUE, AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERU.BARTOS, P.J., 1990, METAL RATIOS OF THE QUIRUVILEA MINIG DISTRICT, NORTHERN PERU: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 85, P. 1629-1644.1956 GEOLMAP LEWIS R. W. REPORT1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS UNPUBLISHED REPORTCIMRI3-5) MINING ENGINEERING, P. 212, SEPT. 1975; AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERU; LEWIS (1956); BARTOS (1990).