| Location: | Lima, Peru, South America |
| Lat / long: | -11.94787, -76.21639 |
| dep_id: | 10068912 |
| mrds_id: | W002185 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Copper, Zinc, Lead |
| Minor mineral: | Silver, Gold |
| Trace mineral: | Antimony |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Production occurred |
| Development status: | Producer |
| ore: | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite |
| gangue: | Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline |
| ore_ctrl: | Wall Rock Is Slightly Altered Andesite Lava. The Veins, As Much As A Km Long, Contain Chalcopyrite, Arsenopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena, Tetrahedrite, Pyrite, And Stibnite In A Gangue Of Quartz, With A Little Tourmaline Along Walls. The Ore Assays 1-5% Combined Lead And Zinc, 100-1000 Grams Silver Per Ton, And 1-25 Grams Gold Per Ton. The San Antonio Vein, Is Composed Of Quartz, Among Others, Containing 1-10% Copper, 100-700 Grams Silver And 1-20 Grams Gold Per Ton. |
| Reporter: | Shaffer, Glenn L. |
| hrock_type: | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| tectonic: | Andean Cordillera |
| References: |
- Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 798
- Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
- Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP
- Production:: F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.
- Reserve-Resource:: METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972
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