Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsBoulangerite, Bournonite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Jamesonite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Hornblendite,Shale · Carhuaz Formation;
StructureShale Beds Are Moderately Folded, Striking About Nw. They Are Intruded By A Stock And Various Dikes Of Porphyritic Rock Ranging In Composition From Hornblende Diorite To Biotite Quartz Diorite. At Contacts With The Intrusive Rock The Shale Is Contorted And Fractured.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationSilicification Of Shale; Sericite, Chlorite, Pyrite Alteration Of Porphyry Where Cut By Veins.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production yearsDATA AVAILABLE FOR 1950-55 ONLY
First production1950
Identification
Deposit ID10068960
MRDS IDW002238
Alternate namesVeins: Huamachuco, Alfa, Mina La Florida
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-7.88137, -78.04977
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1268PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969MALAGA SANTOLALLA, FERMIN, 1907, MONOGRAFIA MINERA DE LA PROVINCIA DE HUAMACHUCO: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL. NO. 51, P. 40-45BRAMBILLA, DANTE, 1954, INFORME GEOLOGICO DE LA MINA LA FLORIDA: SOC. NAC. DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO BOL., NO. 35, P. 39-57.1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS (1960); BRAMBILLA (1954).