Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockGranite · Excelsior Formation, Shale & Quartzite;Mitu Formation, Sandstone & Conglomerate;Pucara Group, Limestone
StructureSee Comments
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationWall Rock Is Slightly Silicified And Sericticized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10068934
MRDS IDW002211
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-11.63121, -75.35803
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1557PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969DUENAS, ENRIQUE, 1906, RECURSOS MINERALES DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JAUJA Y HUANCAYO: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL. PERU BOL., NO. 35, P. 95FORT, MICHEL, 1926, LA INDUSTRIA MINERA DEL PERU EN EL ANO DEL CENTENARIO 1921: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 2, V. 15, P. 1-845) HARRISON, JOHN V., 1943, THE GEOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL ANDES IN PART OF THE PROVINCE OF JUNIN, PERU: SOC. GEOL. PERU BOL., V. 16, P. 55-976) LISSON, CARLOS I., 1896, LA CRETA DE CABO BLANCO Y LA MOLYBDENITE DE CASCAS: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., V. 12, P. 61-621960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972