Ancash
Past Producer

Laurion Mine

Ancash, Peru
SilverCopperLead
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Associated rockDiorite
Tectonic settingAndes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1677
Identification
Deposit ID10106192
MRDS IDW031428
Alternate namesLepanto Workings In Quebrada Carhuanca
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-9.13048, -77.39531
References
BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HAUYUASH, PERU, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017, 166 PCIMRIBODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).