Mine detail: Chavin Lead-Zinc Mine 34

Previously called 'Santa BeatrizAlso Known Formerly As Partners'

Location:	Huancavelica, Peru, South America
Lat / long:	-13.18949, -75.64971
dep_id:	10068952
mrds_id:	W002229
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Lead, Zinc, Silver
Minor mineral:	Copper
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Production occurred
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
gangue:	Calcite, Quartz
ore_ctrl:	See Comments
Reporter:	Shaffer, Glenn L.
hrock_type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure:	The Area Is Underlain By Flat-Dipping Andesite Flows And Tuffs Designated By Harrison As Varigated Beds And Plateau Lavas. Near The Mine Tthese Rocks In General Dip Gently South And Overlie Granitic Rocks Of The Coastal Batholith. The Only Intrusive Rocks Known Within The Mine Area Are Dikes, Sills And Irregular Plug-Like Bodies Of Dark Fine-Grained Andesitic (?) Rock.
tectonic:	Andean Cordillera
disc_yr:	1910
References:	Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1160 Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969 Deposit:: HARRISON, JOHN V., 1956B, GEOLOGIA DE LA CARRETERA HUANCAYO-SANTA BEATRIZ EN EL PERU CENTRAL: SOC. GEOL. PERU BOL., V. 28, 47 P. Deposit:: PERUVIAN TIMES (MINING SUPPLEMENT, JULY 1956) Deposit:: 5) DE LAS CASAS, FERNANDO, 1957, LAS VETAS DE PLOMO Y ZINC DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE SAN JUAN DE CASTROVIRREYNA, HUANCAVELICA: SOC. GEOL. PERU BOL., V. 32, P. 243-244 Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP Production:: F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP. Reserve-Resource:: METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972