Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondarySilver, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlAccording To F. Simons, 10 Veins Have Been Exploited, Which Contain Galena, Sphalerite, Ruby Silver, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Tetrahedrite, Argentite, Polybasite, And Stibnite. Average Silver Content Of The 10 Veins Is Approx. 8 Kg. Of Silver Per Ton.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
StructureThe Area Is Underlain By Volcanic Rocks Of The Sillapaca Sequence (Tertiary), Mostly Purple Or Gray Porphyritic Rhyolites.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1750
Identification
Deposit ID10068948
MRDS IDW002225
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-16.5977, -70.09956
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1419PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969BASADRE, MODESTO, 1891, MINERALES DE CACACHARA: SOC. GEOG. LIMA BOL., V. 1, P. 346-349NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPCIMRINOBLE AND VIDAL (1994).METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972