Junin
Producer

Pichita Caluga Lead Zinc Mine 8

Junin, Peru
LeadZincSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Hydrozincite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone,Dolomite · Pucara Group
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1951
Last production1965
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10068971
MRDS IDW002250
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-11.08596, -75.40248
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1243PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969ROSE, ERWIN, 1954, GEOLOGIA Y RESERVAS MINERALES DE LA MINA "PICHITA CALUGA": SOC. NAC. DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO BOL., SER. 2, NO. 35, P. 19-38FONTBOTE, LLUIS, AND GORZAWSKI, H., 1990, GENESIS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE ZN-PB DEPOSITS OF SAN VICENTE, CENTRAL PERU: GEOLOGIC AND ISOTOPIC (SN, O, C, S, PB EVIDENCE): ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 85, P. 1402-1437.1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972