Apurimac
Producer

Cochasayhuas

Apurimac, Peru
GoldSilverCopperZincLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formLENTICULAR AND IRREGULAR
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Polybasite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Quartz, Rhodonite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale · Machay Group;
StructureSee Comments
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationRhodonite Altered To Rhodochrosite, Limestone Marbleized At Granodiorite Contacts
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1000
Discovery year1000
Identification
Deposit ID10068899
MRDS IDW002171
Alternate namesCcochasayhuas
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-14.14778, -72.46629
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 510PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969DE LUCIO, FELIPE, 1904, EL MINERAL DE CCOHASAYHUAS: SOC. ING. PERU BOL., V. 6, P. 91-102, 109-116.TORRES BELON, ENRIQUE, 1918, INFORME SOBRE LAS MINAS DE CCOCHASAYJUAS: LIMA, LIBRERIA E IMPRENTA GIL, 26 P.FORT MICHEL, 1926, LA INDUSTRIA MINERA DEL PERU EN EL ANO DEL CENTENARIO 1921: BOL. MINAS. IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 2, V. 15, P. 37.AGUILAR, REVORADO, J.F., 1941, CURSO GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES: ESCUELA NAC. ING., INST. NAC. POLITECNICO SUPERIOR, P. 65-67.ZEVALLOS, GERMAN D., 1922B, EL YACIMIENTO AURIFERO DE CCOCHASAYHUAS EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE APURIMAC: ASSOC. PERUANA PARA EL PROGRESO DE LA CIENCIA ARCHIVOS, V. 2, P. 121-129.YEPEZ, ELOY, 1949, MINA CCOCHASAYHUAS: MINING ENGINEER THESIS NO. 1051, ESCUELA NACIONAL DE INGENIEROS.FUCHS, FERNANDO C., 1895, INFORME SOBRE EL MINERAL DE CCOCHASAYHUAS, PROVINCIA DE COTABAMBAS: LIMA, IMPRENTA DE LA ESCUELA NACIONAL DE INGENIEROS.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