Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead
SecondarySilver, Arsenic, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures And Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Realgar, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Machay;Goyllaris Quizga
Associated rockGranite
StructureComplex Folds And Faults Trending N 20-35 W, Intrusive Dikes
Tectonic settingAndes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1948
Identification
Deposit ID10080299
MRDS IDW031413
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-9.94795, -77.03307
References
BODENLOS, A.S. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1953, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017