Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryCadmium, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Orpiment, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Limestone;Clastic (Breccia) Sediments Interbedded With Sandstone & Conglomerate;Red Siltstone, Conglomerate & Marly Limestone;Tuff & Tuff Breccia
Associated rockPlutonic Rock · Diorite Porphyry Intrusive;Carolina Stock, Gray Diorite Porphyry
StructureSeries Of Northwesterly Trending Folds Cut By Several Thrust Faults That Strike Parallel To The Axis Of Folds And Dip West, The Carolina Stock Lies Near The Axis Of A Large Anticline And Is Elongated Along The Fold, Suggesting Control Of Emplacement By The Fold. The Carolina Stock Is Bounded Both On The East And West By Vertical Faults Now Occupied By Quartz Veins
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationChloritization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1939 - PRESENT
First production1939
Discovery year1677
Identification
Deposit ID10068782
MRDS IDW002032
Alternate namesRio Pallanga and Alpamara Mines
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-11.1479, -76.4664
References
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 19691960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS UNPUBLISHED REPORUNPUBLISHED REPORT - FRANK SIMONS