Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
StructureSee Comments
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationFeldspars As Much As 3 M. From Vein Walls Are Altered To Calcite And Sericite And The Dark Minerals To Chlorite; Also, Clay Has Formed At The Vein Walls.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1680
Discovery year1680
Identification
Deposit ID10068874
MRDS IDW002146
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-15.84773, -72.8663
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 344PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969AGUILAR, REVOREDO, J.F., 1941, CURSO DE GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES: ESCUELA NAC. ING., INST. NAC. POLITECHNICO SUPERIOR, P. 54-551960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB REP.METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972