Mine detail: Chavin Lead-Zinc Mine 34

Previously called 'Santa BeatrizAlso Known Formerly As Partners'

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Location

Lat / long:

-13.18949, -75.64971

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Zinc, Silver
Secondary:	Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Calcite, Quartz
Discovery year:	1910

Production

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

Geology

Host 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

References

MRDS	W002229
DEP	10068952
Reference	{Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1160}{Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU,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}
Reporter	Shaffer, Glenn L.