Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Polybasite, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Rhodonite
Other materialsGalena
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Tocasa Formation
StructureTwo Fracture Systems, One Strikes North And Other 45-70 Deg. East.
Tectonic settingCordillera Occidental, Southern Peru
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1945
Discovery year1677
Identification
Deposit ID10068784
MRDS IDW002034
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-14.6561, -74.16634
References
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969SIMONS, F. S., 1960, THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERU, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUB. REPORT P. 548-542FORMARI, MICHEL, AND VILCA NEYNA, CESAR, 1979, MINERALIZATION ARGENTIFERA ASOCIADA AL VOLCANISMO CENOZOICO EN LA FAJA PUQUIO-CAILLOMA: SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA DEL PERU BOL., V.60, P. 101-128.CAVANAGH, J. AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPORT'S GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, PERU REPORTING SERVICIOS S.R.L., P. 263-265.NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.1960 COMPILE SIMONS F. S. UNPUB. REPORSIMONS (REF.) P. 549; CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991); NOBLE AND VIDAL (1994).NO DATA AVAILABLE TO ESTIMATE 5/73