Mine detail: San Genaro Silver 26

Previously called 'San Genaro Operation'

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Location

Lat / long: -13.16449, -75.14969

Resource(M)

Primary: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Secondary: Gold
Ore: Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue: Barite, Hematite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Rhodochrosite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host type:Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure:See Comments
Tectonic:Andean Cordillera

References

MRDSW002178
DEP10068906
Reference{Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 557}{Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969}{Deposit:: ENGINEERING MINING JOURNAL: INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, 1972, PG. 200.}{Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP}{Production:: F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.}{Reserve-Resource:: METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972}
ReporterShaffer, Glenn L., Page, Norman J.