Lima
Producer

Uchucchacua

Lima, Peru
LeadSilverZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model60: Skarn Zn-Pb
Deposit sizeU
Ore controlArea Is Underlain By Limestone, Strike N., Dip 20-40 E. Ore Deposits Formed Mostly By Replacement Of Limestone Along Fractures And Bedding Planes. Vein Material Consists Of Brecciated Wall Rock, Calcite, Iron Oxides, And A Little Pyrite, Tetrahedrite, And Galena. Torrico Y Mesa Reports Mine-Run Ore Averaged 1 Kg Silver Per Ton. Malaga Reports Polybasite In Rich Ore.
Materials
Ore mineralsAlabandite, Bournonite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Jamesonite, Marcasite, Orpiment, Polybasite, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Realgar, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite, Wurtzite
GangueFluorite, Friedelite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Siderite, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Jumasha Formation;Jumasha Formation
Associated rockDacite · Dacite
StructureAsymmetric Ne-Verging Anticline; Conjugate Set Of Steep Wrench Faults Striking Nw And Ne; Near Crest Of Anticline Rocks Are Intruded By Minor Dacitic Intrusions.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1961
Discovery year1677
Identification
Deposit ID10068981
MRDS IDW002262
Alternate namesUchuc-Chacua, Buenaventura's Uchucchacua, Mines Areas: Candelaria, Huantajalla, Mercedes, Casualidad, Carmen,, Plomopampa, Veins: Rosa, Luz, Socorro, Consuelo, Ore Bodies: Irma, Rosa Norte, Viviana
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-10.57209, -76.70112
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1342PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969MALAGA SANTOLALLA, FERMIN, 1904B, LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y SUS ASIENTOS MINERALES: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL. NO. 6, 111 P.LEWIS, R.W., JR., AND NARVAEZ, SIGFREDO, 1955, LOS DEPOSITOS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO: INST. NAC. DE INV. Y FOMENTO MINEROS BOL., NO. 13, P. 32-37.TORRICO Y MESA, JUAN, 1900, MEMORIA SOBRE LAS RIQUEZAS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y EN ESPECIAL DE LOS CERROS DE CHANCA: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 1, V. 15, P. 43; REPRINTED AS : LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y SUSASIENTOS MINERALES: MINERIA, V. 5, NO. 14, P. 43.DUNSTAN, GUILLERMO, 1909, LA MINERIA EN CAJATAMBO Y BOLOGNESI: PERU, DIR. DE FOMENTO BOL. ANO 7, NO. 4, P. 66-67.CAVANAGH, J., AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPORT'S GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, PERU REPORTING SERVICIOS S.R.L., P. 97-99.BUSSELL, M.A., ALPERS, C.N., PETERSEN, U., SHEPHERD, T.J., BERMUDEZ, C., AND BAXTER, A.N., 1990, THE AG-MN-PB-ZN VEIN, REPLACEMENT, SKARN DEPOSITS OF UCHUCCHACUA PERU: STUDIES OF STRUCTURE, MINERALOGY, METAL ZONING, SR ISOTOPES, AND FLUID INCLUSIONS: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 85, P. 1343-1383.1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.; CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991)METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972