Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Sandstone,Limestone
StructureCerro Colloadar Is Made Up Of Cretaceous Sedimentary Rocks Comprising Sandstone Of The Goyllarisquiga Formation (Aptian) And Shale And Limestone Of The Machay Group (Albian). They Are Intruded By A Number Of Sills And Dikes Of Quartz Diorite Porphyry, Composed Of Phenocrysts Of Plagioclase (Zoned Andesine) And Hornblende Set In A Fine-Grained Groundmass Of Feldspar And Quartz With Accessory Apatite And Magnetite.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1840
Discovery year1840
Identification
Deposit ID10068954
MRDS IDW002231
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-7.39806, -78.57478
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1073PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969MALAGA SANTOLALLA, FERMIN, 1905C, IMPORTANCIA MINERA DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJAMARCA: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 31, P. 43-49RAIMONDI, ANTONIO, 1887, MINAS DE ORO DEL PERU: ANALES ESCUELA CONSTR. COVILES Y DE MINAS, V. 6, P. 10-12. REPRINTED FROM BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 1, V. 1, 1885-18861960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUBLISHED REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972