Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlWall Rock Is Slightly Altered Andesite Lava. The Veins, As Much As A Km Long, Contain Chalcopyrite, Arsenopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena, Tetrahedrite, Pyrite, And Stibnite In A Gangue Of Quartz, With A Little Tourmaline Along Walls. The Ore Assays 1-5% Combined Lead And Zinc, 100-1000 Grams Silver Per Ton, And 1-25 Grams Gold Per Ton. The San Antonio Vein, Is Composed Of Quartz, Among Others, Containing 1-10% Copper, 100-700 Grams Silver And 1-20 Grams Gold Per Ton.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10068912
MRDS IDW002185
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-11.94787, -76.21639
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 798PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 19691960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972