Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
StructureThe Area Is Underlain By Flat-Dipping Andesite Flows And Tuffs Designated By Harrison As Varigated Beds And Plateau Lavas. Near The Mine Tthese Rocks In General Dip Gently South And Overlie Granitic Rocks Of The Coastal Batholith. The Only Intrusive Rocks Known Within The Mine Area Are Dikes, Sills And Irregular Plug-Like Bodies Of Dark Fine-Grained Andesitic (?) Rock.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10068952
MRDS IDW002229
Alternate namesSanta Beatriz, Also Known Formerly As Partners
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-13.18949, -75.64971
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1160PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969HARRISON, JOHN V., 1956B, GEOLOGIA DE LA CARRETERA HUANCAYO-SANTA BEATRIZ EN EL PERU CENTRAL: SOC. GEOL. PERU BOL., V. 28, 47 P.PERUVIAN TIMES (MINING SUPPLEMENT, JULY 1956)5) DE LAS CASAS, FERNANDO, 1957, LAS VETAS DE PLOMO Y ZINC DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE SAN JUAN DE CASTROVIRREYNA, HUANCAVELICA: SOC. GEOL. PERU BOL., V. 32, P. 243-2441960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972