Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formSEVERAL VEINS STRIKING N.E
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueArgentite
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Anticona; Granodiorite
StructurePost Mineral Faulting Along Faults Parallel To The Veins
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationWall Rocks Are Sericitized And Silicified Pyritized And Replaced By Barite, During The Early Stages Of Alteration Whereas During A Later Stage They Were Silicified And Some Carbonate Minerals, Specularite And Chlorite Were Formed.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1945
Discovery year1677
Identification
Deposit ID10068789
MRDS IDW002040
Alternate namesTiclio Zinc Deposit, Cara Hucra
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-11.59788, -76.20805
References
CALLAWAY, A. M., 1962, LEAD A MATERIALS SURVEY, U.S.B.M. INF. CIR. 8083, P. 42PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969COMMUNIQUE, AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERU.CAVANAGH, J. AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPORT'S GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, PERU REPORTING SERVICIOS EDITORIALES S.R.L., P. 301-304.1943 DIREXPL VOLCAN MINES1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS - UNPUBLISHED REPORTCIMRIMINING MAGAZINE SEPT. 1969, VOL. 121, NO. 3, P. 241; AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERU; CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991)