Description
Cerro De Pasco Corporation
Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Copper
SecondarySilver, Tungsten
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlIntense Fracturing Of The Volcanica Lithology And The Shape Of Volcanic-Phyllite Contact And Orientation Of Shear Stresses In The Rocks. In San Cristobal Mine, Silver Accompanies Both The Copper And Lead-Zinc Ore. Silver Minerals Occur As Inclusions In Galena. Sphalerite Contains Chalcopyrite Blebs
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Wolframite
GangueHematite, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale · Excelsior Group;Catalina;Pucara Group;Goyllarisquisga Group
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Monzonite
StructureChumpe Anticline, Chumpe Anticline In Southern Part Of Yauli Dome N 45 W
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1938
Discovery year1928
Identification
Deposit ID10068783
MRDS IDW002033
Alternate namesMahr Tunnel. Veins: Main Vein, Siberia 1, San Cristobal and Huaripampa Polymetallic Zones
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-11.73121, -76.06639
References
PETERSON, U. 1965, REGIONAL GEOLOGY AND MAJOR ORE DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL PERU. ECON. GEOL. VOL. 60 NO. 3, P. 407-476PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969KULP, J.L., AMSTUTZ, G.C., AND ECKELMANN, F.D., 1957, LEAD ISOTOPE COMPOSITION OF PERUVIAN GALENAS: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V.52, NO.8, P. 914-922.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1984, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINES, P. 293.CAMPBELL, A., RYE, D., AND PETERSON, U., 1984, A HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN ISOTOPE STUDY OF SAN CRISTOBAL MINE, PERU: IMPLICATIONS OF THE ROLE OF WATER TO ROCK RATIO FOR THE GENESIS OF WOLFRAMITE DEPOSITS: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 79, P. 1818-1832.BRONKHORST, D., 1970, GEOLOGIA DE LAS MINAS DE SAN CRISTOBAL IN GEOLOGIA DE LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES OPERADOS POR LA CERRO DE PASCO CORPORATION, P. 86-109, IN 1ST CONGRESSO LATINO AMERICANO DE GEOLOGIA, NOVEMBER 22-29, 1970, LIMA, PERU.1928 GEOLMAP CERRO DE PASCO1938 GEOLMAP CERRO DE PASCO1959 GEOLMAP CERRO DE PASCOMINING MAGAZINE SEPT. 1969, VOL. 121, NO. 3 ; 5&6) LA MINERIA EN EL PERU, ANVARIO MINERO COMERCIAL 1977; CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991)ESTIMATED BY REPORTER 2/73. ESTIMATE PROBABLY CONSERVATIVE ; 2) INTERNAT. DIR. OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, 1977