Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlAlong The Bedding Of The Limestone Are At Least Three Mantos 300-1000 Meters Long By 50-300 Cm Wide Composed Of Medium- To Coarse-Grained Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite, And Tetrahedrite. One Manto, Resurgidora, Contains Only Pockets Of Ore With 3-5% Pb, 8-12% Zn, And Low Silver.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mitu Group, Shale And Sandstone;Pucara Limestone
StructureRed Sandstone And Shale, Possibly Of The Mitu Group (Permian) Are Overlain By 200 M Of Pucara Limestone (Triassic-Jurassic) On The South Flank Of A Major Anticline.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10068977
MRDS IDW002256
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-10.83124, -76.02472
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1411PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 19691960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972