Yauricocha

Lima, Peru

CopperLeadSilverZincGold

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Description

Antonio Raimondi

Commodities

PrimaryCopper, Lead, Silver, Zinc

SecondaryGold

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit sizeY

WorkingsUnderground

Orebody formELONGATE - IRREGULAR - LENTICULAR - ZONED

Ore controlContact Of France Chert And Granodiorite

Materials

Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite

GangueBarite, Calcite, Fluorite, Quartz, Siderite, Specularite

Geology

Host rockLimestone · Machay Limestone

Associated rockSilt,Shale,Limestone,Chert,Basalt · Yauricocha And Exito Intrusives; Triada Member Of Casapalca Red Beds;Quishuanioc Limestone Member Of Casapalca Red-Beds;France Chert Member Of Casapalca Redbeds;Huamanripa Limestone;Goyllarisquizga Group

StructureYauricacha Ore Bodies Are Associated With A Granodiorite Intrusive Located On The Western Limb Of A Se Plunging Syncline Of Machay Limestone And Casapalca Red-Beds., Chacras Shuffle Zone Which Is A Strong Fault And Fracture Zone That Projects Into The Mine Area

Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera

AlterationLimestone Is Recrystallizied To Marble And Silicified; Igneous Rocks With Clay And Sericite.

Economic & production

Development statusProducer

First production1948

Discovery year1862

Identification

Deposit ID10068790

MRDS IDW002041

Alternate namesPrincipal Ore Bodies: Antaca, Main Catas, Cuye, Pozo Rico, Eastern Contact, Virginia, Western Contact, T.C.O., Adriana, Mascotta, Carmencita, Purisma Concepcion, West Catas., Giliana

RegionSA

Data scoreA

Coordinates-12.31452, -75.73304

References

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