Mine detail: Pataz Gold 54

Previously called 'San Francisco Vein, San Cayetano Level,Pataz Group of Claims. With Delirio, Costa, Azoral, Constancia VeinsSan Francisco Mine.'

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Location

Lat / long:

-7.77582, -77.59976

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Gold
Tertiary:	Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Electrum, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
Gangue:	Calcite, Chlorite, Limonite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite
Discovery year:	1675

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1924

Geology

Host type:	Diorite,Quartzite,Gneiss,Shale,Sandstone,Limestone
Associated type:	Andesite
Structure:	Pataz Town Is At The Western Edge Of A Large Body Of Granodiorite Or Diorite That Extends 10-12 Km. To The Northwest And 12-15 Km To The Southeast.
Tectonic:	Andean Cordillera
Alteration processes:	Veins Have Well Developed Alteration Selvages Of Muscovite And Quartz.

References

MRDS	W002160
DEP	10068888
Reference	{Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 424}{Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969}{Deposit:: SCHREIBER, D.W., FONTBOTE, L., AND LOCHMAN, D., 1990, GEOLOGIC SETTING, PARAGENESIS, AND PHSIOCHEMISTRY OF GOLD QUARTZ VEINS HOSTED BY PLUTONIC ROCKS IN THE PATAZ REGION: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 85, P. 1328-1347.}{Deposit:: NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.}{Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP}{Production:: F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.}{Reserve-Resource:: METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972}
Reporter	Shaffer, Glenn L., Page, Norman J.