Ancash
Producer

Patara Lead Zinc Mine 4

Ancash, Peru
LeadZincCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
StructureFolded Welded Tuff, Intruded By Small Plugs And Dikes Of Gabbro In Eastern Part.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationSilicification, Siricitization And Kaolinization Of Wall Rock
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1532
Identification
Deposit ID10068970
MRDS IDW002249
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-8.83133, -77.9831
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1018PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV.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. 109, 456-487SCHAFER, F.J., 1897, MINING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ANCACHS, PERU: ENG. MIN. JOUR., V. 64, P. 2745) VELARDE, CARLOS E., 1908, LA MINERIA EN EL PERU: LIMA, MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO, IMPRENTA LA OPINION NACIONAL, P. 606) BALTA, JOSE, 1909, INFORME SOBRE LOS YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE PHTARA: LIMA, TIPOGRAFIA EL LUCERO, 47 P.7) MILLER, B. L., AND SINGEWALD, J. T., 1919, THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA: NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, P. 4518) BODENLOS, ALFRED J., AND STRACZEK, JOHN A., 1957, BASE METAL DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1040, P. 149-156, FIGS. 3, 171960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972