Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES AND DISSEMINATED
Ore controlCopper Mineralization Associated With Plant Horizons
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Copper, Covellite, Malachite, Stromeyerite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Arkose,Limestone · Pucara;Mitu
Associated rockDiorite
StructureSedimentary Rocks In The District Are Folded Into A Wnw Trending, West Plunging Anticline
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationBleaching Of The Red Color Of The Sandstone And Shale Of Wall Rock
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10080325
MRDS IDW031444
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-11.29789, -75.86638
References
PETERSON, U., 1962, GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ANDES OF CENTRAL PERU, CERRO DE PASCO CORP., EXPLORATION DIVISION P. 182-184.KOBE, H.W., 1960, CU-AG DEPOSITS OF THE RED-BED TYPE AT NEGRA HAUNUSHA IN CENTRAL PERU. SCHWEIZ. MIN. PETR. MITT., VOL 40-1, P. 163-176.KOBE, H.W., 1960, P. 164.PETERSON, U., 1962, TABLE IV.