Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryArsenic, Copper
Deposit
Deposit typeVEIN (POLYMETALLIC BASE METAL)
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFISSURE FILLING AND REPLACEMENT. SOME VEIN ARE MINERALIZED FAULTS
Geology
StructureNUMEROUS INTRUSIVES IN THE FORM OF DIKES, SILLS, AND IRREGULARLY SHAPED STOCKS, COMPLEX FOLDS AND FAULTS TRENDING NNW. REGIONAL STRIKE OF REDS N. 30 DEG W
AlterationGARNET AND WOLLASTONITE DEVELOPED AT INTRUSIVE-LIMESTONE CONTACTS WITH SOME RECRYSTALIZATION
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID60001830
MRDS IDW031417
Alternate namesRusia, Cosmos, Cascajal, Venus, Mercedes, Siberia, Chira
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-9.98125, -77.19975
References
PETERSON, U., 1962, GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ANDES OF CENTRAL PERU, CERRO DE PASCO CORP., EXPLORATION DIVISION P. 144-145.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.