Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlFissures, Faults, Breccia Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Fluorite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockAndesite
StructureTight Folds, Steep Dips, Many Bedding Faults. Folds Trend Nnw., Area On Upper Limb Of Overturned Syncline. Axial Plane Strikes N 20 To 30 W, Dips 2 To 12 Sw
Tectonic settingAndes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080304
MRDS IDW031418
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-9.97489, -77.21225
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, 166 PCIMRIBODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).