Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
StructureThe Rocks Of The Area Are Gray, Green Or Purple Andesite Or Latite Flows, Flow Breccias, And Tuffs That Overlie Shale And Sandstone Of Cretaceous Age. The Volcanic Rocks Are Cut By A Number Of Veins That In General Trend Nw And Dip Sw.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production yearsPRODUCTION IN 1923 IS QUESTIONABLE, NO DATE ARE AVAILABLE
Discovery year1677
Identification
Deposit ID10068900
MRDS IDW002172
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-7.9897, -78.59978
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 525PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969MALAGA SANTOLALLA, FERMIN, 1905B, LA PROVINCIA DE OTUZCO Y SUS ASIENTOS MINERALES: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 22, 70 P., P. 41-46VELARDE, CARLOS E., 1908, LA MINERIA EN EL PERU: 365 P. LIMA, MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO, IMPRENTA LA OPINION NACIONAL, 24-28.FORT, MICHEL, 1926, LA INDUSTRIA MINERA DEL PERU EN EL ANO DEL CENTENARIO 1921: BOL. MINAS. IND. Y CONSTR., SER 2, V. 15, P. 50-51.AGUILAR, REVORADO, J.F., 1941, CURSO DE GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES: ESCUELA NAC. ING. INST. NAC. POLITECNICO SUPERIOR, 99 P., P.56-57.DELSOL, D.E., 1880, INFORME SOBRE LAS MINAS DE SALPO, QUIRUVILCA Y HUAMACHUCO EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE LA LIBERTAD: ANALES ESCUELA COSTR. CIVILES Y DE MINAS, V. 1, 87 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