Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryAntimony, Gallium, Arsenic, Copper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsAcanthite, Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Electrum, Galena, Marcasite, Miargyrite, Polybasite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stephanite, Stibnite, Stromeyerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Fluorite, Illite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Sericite, Siderite
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Dacite · Tacaza Group
Tectonic settingCordillera Occidental Of Southern Peru
AlterationAdularia-Sercite; Pervasive Low-Grade Propylitic, Productive Veins Surrounded By Strong To Moderate Potassic Alteration Of Adularia, Quartz +/- Sericite, Albite, Chlorite, Carbonate, Local Argillic Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1961
Discovery year1532
Identification
Deposit ID10068945
MRDS IDW002222
Alternate namesVeins: Tres Reyes, Alta, Baja, Macarena, Marciano, Marion, Luisa, Ramal D, Maria, Lucrecia, Consuelo
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-15.08108, -72.33295
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORTS, P. 1042PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969FORMARI, MICHEL, AND VILCA NEYRA, CESAR, 1979, MINERALIZACION ARGENTIFERA ASOCIADA AL VOLCAISMO CENOZOICO EN LA FAJA PUQUIO-CAILLOMA: SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA DEL PERU BOL., V.60, P. 101-128COMMUNIQUE, AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERUCAVANAGH, J., AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPORT'S GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, PERU REPORTING SERVICIOS EDITORIALES S.R.L., P. 81-83.U.S. EMBASSY LIMA, 1993, 1992 INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK REPORT ON MINERALS PERU: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 7/9NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.CANDIOTTI DE LOS RIOS, H., NOBLE, D.C., AND MCKEE, E.H., 1990, GEOLOGIC SETTING AND EPITHERMAL SILVER VEINS OF THE ARCATA DISTRICT, SOUTHERN PERU: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 85, P. 1473-1490.1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPCIMRILA MINERIA EN EL PERU, ANUARIO MINERO COMERCIAL 1977A D2; CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991); U.S. EMBASSY LIMA (1993).METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972; AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERU