Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formORE SHOOT
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Electrum, Galena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueChlorite, Epidote, Limonite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Shale,Sandstone,Limestone · Pataz Batholith;
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationWall Rocks Are Chloritized, Kaolinized, And Sericitized. At Least Two Stages Of Mineralization And Alteration Have Been Recognized. During The Earlier Stage Wall Rocks Were Silicified, Whereas Later The Wall Rocks And Wall Rock Inclusions In Quartz Were Pyritized And Gold Was Introduced With Fine-Grained Pyrite. Pyritization Usually Extends Only 50 Cm Or So From The Vein, Whereas Chloritization May Be Recognizable As Much As 150 Cm From The Walls.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1936
Discovery year1000
Identification
Deposit ID10068887
MRDS IDW002159
Alternate namesMercurio, Mishencanto, Murcie Lago, Rumpuy, Tellez, Teologo, Victoria, Carmencita, Chilcas, Chinchiles, Encanto, Esperanza, Lourdes, Veins: Carlos Bernabe-Mishahuara
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-8.04497, -77.44976
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 430PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969TARNAWIECKI (1926), MONOGRAFIA MINERA DE LA PROVINCIA DE PATAZ: SOC. GEOG. LIMA BOL., V. 43, P. 165-182, 241-258AGUILAR, REVOREDA, J.F. (1941) CURSO DE GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES: ESCUELA NAC. ING., INST. NAC. POLITECNICO SUPERIOR, P. 59-605) DE LUCIO, FELIPE, 1905, RECURSOS MINERALES E IMPORTANCIA NACIONAL DE LA PROVINCIA DE PATAZ: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 21, P. 26-32SCHREIBER, 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. 1328-1347.1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972