Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Shale,Sandstone,Limestone,Dolomite
Associated rockDacite · Puy Puy Stock
StructureEarlier Rocks Aris Cut By Monzonite, Quartz Monzonite, And Quartz Porphyry Dikes That Strike West Northwest, Dip Steeply North And Attain A Length Of One Km. Shale And Limestone Of Liassic Age And Limestone Of Jurassic Age Are Faulted Against The Puy-Puy Stock And West Of Chanchamina Limestone Of Early Cretaceous Age Is Faulted Against The Same Stock
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationHydrothermal-Silicification Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID10068879
MRDS IDW002151
Alternate namesTulumachay, Don Carlos
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-11.38122, -75.78304
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 410-415PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969DELAS CASAS, F., 1961, MINA CHANCHAMINA: BANCO MINERO PERU, INGEMMET B4368.1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPORTFRANK SIMONS (1969), DE LAS CASAS (1961).METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972