Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTINCULAR
Ore controlIrregular Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Machay
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationOutcrops Show Some Copper Stain
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1949
Identification
Deposit ID10080306
MRDS IDW031420
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-9.92851, -77.04724
References
BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYUASH, PERU, U.S.G.S., BULL. 1017, 166 PCIMRI