Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEINLETS, LENS
Ore controlVeins, Veinlets, And Lenses In Clay Gouge Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockTrachyte
StructureCountry Rock Is Flat-Lying Volcanics With Some Older Folded Volcanics At Ne End Of Area.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationClay Gouge, Alteration Up To 6 M From Veins.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10068980
MRDS IDW002261
Alternate namesTuctu Lead Zinc Mine 29
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-9.78824, -77.51782
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1034PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969BODENLOS, ALFRED J., AND STACZEK, JOHN A., 1957, BASE METAL DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: USGS BULL. 1040, P. 77-80, FIG. 71960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP., BODENLOS AND STACZEK (1957).METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU 1969-1972