Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSOME VEINS ARE LENTICULAR
Ore controlVeins Strike East, Roughly Parallel To The Granodiorite Bodies; Best Developed In Shale Rather Than Granodiorite, May Die Out Completely On Entering Compact Granodiorite.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Electrum, Galena, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueHematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Pataz Batholite;Pataz Batholith
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationVeins Oxidized To Depths Of 40-50 M.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1937
Identification
Deposit ID10068876
MRDS IDW002148
Alternate namesLeguia Adit Veins: Santa Teresa, Bancos Bajos, Chipocos, Santa Barbara, Bancos Altos
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-8.57468, -77.39975
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, USGS UNPUB. REPORT P. 438PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969.BROGGIWELTER, OTTO, 1941SCHREIBER, D.W., FONTBOTE, L., AND LOCHMANN, D., 1990, GEOLOGIC SETTING, PARAGENESIS, AND PHYSICOCHEMISTRY OF GOLD QUARTZ VEINS HOSTED BY PLUTONIC ROCKS IN THE PATAZ REGION: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 85, P. 1328-1347.NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1969, UNPUB. REP., SIMMONS (1960)METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972