Description
Worked In Colonial Period, Large Scale Operation Since 1944
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlThe Santa Lucia Vein Is In Granodiorite. It Dips 45 Deg-80 Deg, Averages About 80-100 Cm Wide, Is Composed Of Quartz With Small Amounts Of Pyrite, Chalcopyrite And Galena. Gold Was Free And Also Was Associated With The Sulfide Minerals. Ore Heads Averaged 23-25 Grams Per Ton.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10068892
MRDS IDW002164
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-14.95609, -74.58301
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 394PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969NOBLE, 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. REPORCIMRIF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972