Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryAntimony, Zinc, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures, Fissures, Shear Zones.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Machay;Goyllarisquizga
Associated rockDiorite
StructureComplex Folds And Faults Trending N 20 To 35 W., Intrusive Stock Extends Southward From Mine Area More Than 500 M In Axis Of Chevron Anticline
Tectonic settingAndes
AlterationLimestone Has Been Recrystallized And Bleached, Partly Silicified, And Partly Replaced By Garnet, Epidote, Wollastonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1948
Identification
Deposit ID10080295
MRDS IDW031409
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-9.88823, -77.05391
References
BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017