Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formFAULT: SIZES GIVEN AGGREGATE FOR AREA
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Jumasha Limestone;
StructureBroad Anticline To E Of Area And Sharp Syncline To W. Mine Area On Common Limb. Nw Strike And 55-80 Sw Dip., Limb Of Limestone Intruded By Stock 300 By 350 M, Dikes And Sills From 20-300 M Long And 0.5 To 15 M Thick; Fault Zones Up To 175 M Long And 1-3 M Thick.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationNear Rhyolite, Limestone Bleached And Recrystallized, Rhyolite Altered; Limestone Locally Silicified.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10099570
MRDS IDTC41129
Alternate namesContonga Area
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-9.48269, -77.07057
References
BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1017, 166 PCIMRIBODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).