Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc, Lead
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
Ore controlMain Veins (Jecanca And Toro, 500 M To The North Of Jecanca) Strike East And Dip Steeply North.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockRhyodacite,Andesite
StructureIntrusion Of A Stock Of Trachyandesite Or Rhyodacite.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationAll Rocks Altered Extensively; Chloritized, Epidotized, Pyritized, Sericitized, Kaolinized, And Bleached.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production yearsDATA FOR 1951-1955 ONLY
First production1865
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10068966
MRDS IDW002244
Alternate namesSanto Toribio, Veins: Toro, Secana, Santo Toribo
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-9.47797, -77.58809
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED RESULTS, P. 1015PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969RAIMONDI, ANTONIO, 1873, EL DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCACHS Y SUS RIQUEZAS MINERALES: LIMA, IMPRENTE EL NACIONAL, P. 313; 1913, P. 148-149DUENAS, ENRIQUE, 1904, RECURSOS MINERALES DE LOS DISTRITOS DE CHACAS Y SAN LUIS: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 15, P. 27BODENLOS, ALFRED J., AND STRACZEK, JOHN A., 1957, BASE METAL DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1040, P. 97-102, PL. 61960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972