Pasco
Producer

Cerro De Pasco

Pasco, Peru
ZincSilverLeadCopperGoldTinArsenic
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Lead, Copper
SecondaryGold
TertiaryTin, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formFUNNEL SHAPED
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Bournonite, Cassiterite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Marcasite, Polianite, Polybasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Realgar, Sphalerite, Stannite, Tennantite, Wolframite
GangueAlunite, Ankerite, Barite, Dickite, Halloysite, Hematite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Phyllite,Dolomite · Pucara Group;Excelsior Group
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Quartzite,Phyllite,Rhyolite · Excelsior Formation;Mitu Formation;Rumillana Agglomerate
StructureBroad, N. Plunging Anticline Intruded By Tertiary Volcanic Vent About 2.5 Km In Diameter; Folds Plunge 5-15 Degrees South.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1630
Identification
Deposit ID10084848
MRDS IDW700062
Alternate namesOre Bodies: San Alberto, Eastern Cn-A, Western Cn-A, J-337, Cn-B, K-327a, M-309 Cn = Cayac Noruega, Cleopatra Vein System, 43 Vein, Matagente Vein
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-10.63125, -76.24972
References
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