Huancavelica
Producer

Huancavelica District

Huancavelica, Peru
ZincLeadMercury
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Mercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeDISSEMINATIONS
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlTHE CAMARADA PROSPECT CONTAINS SANDSTONE, MARL, AND LIMESTONE OF UNKNOWN AGE, CUT BY VERTICAL FRACTURES CONTAINING CINNABAR ORE AVERAGING 6 POUNDS (= 2727 GRAMS) QUICKSILVER PER TON (0.3% QUICKSILVER). THE EXCELSIOR DEPOSIT IS IN ANDESITE OR PORPHYRITIC R
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID60001607
MRDS IDW002218
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-12.81454, -75.01639
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1577PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969GASTELUMENDI, A.C., 1917? OR 1921, HUANCAVELICA COMO REGION PRODUCTORA DE MERCURIO: CONG. NAC. DE LA INDUSTRIA MINERA, ANALES, V. 2, PT. 2, P. 33-69BERRY, E.W., AND SINGEWALD, J.T., 1922, GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY OF THE HUANCAVELICA MERCURY DISTRICT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. STUDIES IN GEOLOGY 2, P. 1-101.YATES, R.G., KENT, D.F., AND FERNANDEZ CONCHA, J., 1951, GEOLOGY OF THE HUANCAVELICA QUICKSILVER DISTRICT, PERU: USGS BULL. 975-A, 45 P.FERNANDEZ CONCHA, JAIME, YATES, ROBERT G Y KENT, DEAN F., 1952, (SPANISH TRANSLATION OF #6 ABOVE.)RIVERO, MARIANO EDUARDO DE, 1857, COLECCION DE MEMORIAS CIENTIFICAS, V. 2, P. 85-176CABRERA LA ROSA, AUGUSTO, 1954, SITUACION ACTUAL DE LA MINERIA DEL MERCURIO AN AL PERU(1954): MINERA Y METALURGIA, MADRID (SPAIN).HAWLEY, C.E., 1868,NOTES ON THE QUICKSILVER MINE OF SANTA BARBARA IN PERU: AM. JOUR. SCI., 2D SER., V. 45, P. 5-9LOVEDAY, SANTIAGO, 1905A, LA MINERIA EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE HUANCAVELICA: SOC. ING. DEL PERU BOL, V. 7, P. 41-44, 49-65.DUENAS, ENRIQUE, 1908, FISIONOMIA MINERA DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE TAYACAJA. ANGAREAS Y HUANCAVELICA: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 62, 197 P.STRAUSS, L. W., 1909, QUICKSILVER AT HUANCAVELICA, PERU: MIN. SCI.