Ancash
Producer

Huamana Mine

Ancash, Peru
SilverLeadGoldZincCopperAntimony
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Zinc, Copper
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
GangueQuartz, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Hornfels,Phyllite
StructureQuartzite, Phyllite, And Hornfels (Jurassic?) Intruded By Granodiorite To South. Most Veins Are In Granodiorite
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1677
Identification
Deposit ID10068963
MRDS IDW002241
Alternate namesPompei, San Pedro., Veins: Animus, Ribordonesia, San Jose, Santa Isabel, Prascondu,
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-9.18437, -77.42308
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1012PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969BODENLOS, ALFRED J., AND ERICKSEN, GEORGE E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: USGS BULL. 1017, P. 80-85, PL. 6,7,81960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPCIMRIF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP; BODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972