Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
SecondaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Mitu Group;Pucara Limestone
StructureSee Comments
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1934
Discovery year1600
Identification
Deposit ID10068883
MRDS IDW002155
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-10.66459, -75.96639
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORTS, P. 458PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969PFLUCKER, LUIS A., 1949-50, EL ORO: LA MINERIA PERUANA, NO. 63, P. 26-27.HARRISON, JOHN V., 1951, GEOLOGIA DE LOS ANDES ORIENTALES DEL PERU CENTRAL: SOC. GEOL. PERU BOL, V. 21, 97 P., MAP 2 OF 3.WELTER, OTTO, 1946, APUNTES SOE LA GEOLOGIA DE LOS ALREDEDORES DE HUACON: INST. GEOL. DEL PERU BOL., NO. 6, 6 P.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. REPCIMRIF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972