Huallanca Mining District

Huancavelica, Peru

CopperLeadAntimonySilverZinc

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Commodities

PrimaryCopper, Lead, Antimony, Silver

SecondaryZinc

Deposit

Deposit typeVEIN AND REPLACEMENT (POLYMETALLIC BASE METAL)

Deposit sizeM

Ore controlSHEAR AND TENSION FRACTURES AND REPLACEMENT BODIES. VEINS MAY BE CROSSCUTTING OR PARALLEL TO BEDDING

Geology

StructureNUMEROUS INTRUSIVES IN THE FORM OF DIKES, SILLS AND SMALL IRREGULARLY SHAPED STOCKS, COMPLEX FOLDS AND FAULTS TRENDING N 20 TO 30 W

AlterationGARNET, WOLLASTONITE, EPIDOTE, SERPENTINE DEVELOPED AT SOME INTRUSIVE-LIMESTONE CONTACTS. WEAK PYRITIZATION

Economic & production

Development statusProducer

Discovery year1721

Identification

Deposit ID60001828

MRDS IDW031405

Alternate namesHuallanca, Includes Carmen Del Macizo, Merced, Purisima, Santa Rosa, San Francisco, San Jose Del Banco, San Jose De Huanzala, Sirena Encantadora, Belec, Protectora, Otusco, Casualidad, Victoria, Bodoque, Gota De Oro, Ispac, Pucarodeo, Arteria, Reserva, El Sol, Danubio-Diamante, Eureka, Excelsior, Mine 1, Mine 2, Prospect 1

RegionSA

Data scoreD

Coordinates-9.88265, -76.94834

References

PETERSON, U., 1962, GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ANDES OF CENTRAL PERU, CERRO DE PASCO CORP., EXPLORATION DIVISION P. 142-144.BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017, 166 P.