Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsEnargite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Andesite · Chimu Formation;
StructureThe Country Rock Is Cretaceous Sandstone (Chimu Formation?) And Black Shale That Strike Nw And Dip Gently Sw. In The Eastern Part Of Cerro El Toro These Rocks Are Intruded By Andesite. In The Sandstone They Strike East, Dip 60 Deg-90 Deg S., Are 30-150 Cm Wide, And Are Oxidized To Considerable Depth. They Contain Auriferous Pyrite At Depth. Veins In Andesite Have Apparently Random Attitudes And Are Oxidized Only To Shallow Depths. They Contain Pyrite, Tetrahedrite, And Enargite.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1845
Identification
Deposit ID10068897
MRDS IDW002169
Alternate namesVeins: Limena, Alianza, San Jose, Amelia, Etelvina, Negra, Alta Gracia
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-7.81054, -78.04477
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 447PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969MALAGA, SANTOLALLA, FERMIN, 1907, MONOGRAFIA MINERA DE LA PROVINCIA DE HUAMACHUCO: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 51, P. 32-40FLORES TORRES, R.; 1990. INFORME TECHNICO MINA EL TORO: INFORME DEL BANCO MINERO DEL PERU, B7390.1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPCIMRIF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP. FLORES TORRES (1990).METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972