Ancash
Producer

Atlante Vesubio Lead-Zinc Mine 98

Ancash, Peru
LeadZincCopperSilverAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlVeins In Both Quartzite And Granodiorite. Atlante Is Principal Vein. Ore Is Brecciated Wall Rock And Gouge With Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite, And Some Chalcopyrite, Tetrahedrite, And Stibnite, In Gangue Of Quartz And Carbonate.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Quartzite
StructureFolded Metaquartzite, Intruded By Granodiorite.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10068946
MRDS IDW002223
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-9.21465, -77.44975
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1001PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV.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. REPFRANK SIMONS, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REP.METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU 1969