Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlThe Ore Consists Essentially Of Manganese Oxide That Replaces Limestone Irregularly Along A Zone Trending About N70w.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chrysocolla, Polybasite, Stephanite
GangueCalcite, Limestone
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Ayabaca Member Of Moho Formation
StructureGently Folded Limestone And Shale That Appear To Be Displaced To The South Of The Deposit Along A Thrust Fault That Dips North.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1677
Identification
Deposit ID10068903
MRDS IDW002176
Alternate namesBerenguela, Berenquela
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-15.6394, -70.5329
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 571PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969BASADRE, CARLOS, 1918, ESTADO ACTUALY PORVENIR DE LA INDUSTRIA MINERA EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS DEL SUR: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL. NO. 93, 64 P., P. 30-32U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1959: PLAN REGIONAL PARA EL DESAROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, PS/A/5, V. 2, LOS RECURSOS MINERALES, LIMA, PERU, P. 150.1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS (1960).