Mine detail: Palca Lead Zinc Mine 45

Location:	Puno, Peru, South America
Lat / long:	-15.31441, -70.69125
dep_id:	10068968
mrds_id:	W002247
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Production occurred
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite
gangue:	Calcite, Quartz
alteration:	Strong Wallrock Silicification Some Propylitized
ore_ctrl:	See Comments
Reporter:	Shaffer, Glenn L.
hrock_type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure:	Rocks Of The Area Are Volcanics Of The Tacaza Sequence, Intruded By Vertical Dikes As Much As A Meter Wide And By Small Stocks Of Quartz Porphyry. The Volcanic Sequence May Be As Much As 3000 Meters Thick, And Appears To Be Gently Folded Along Ne-Trending Axis.
tectonic:	Andean Cordillera
dy_ba:	<
disc_yr:	1700
References:	Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1434 Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969 Deposit:: TORRICO Y MESA, JUAN, 1888, BREVES APUNTES SOBRE EL ASIENTO MINERAL DE HUALLANCA: ANALES ESCUELA CONSTR. CIVILES Y DE MINAS, V. 6, P. 29 Deposit:: REMY, PEDRO F., 1890, EXCURSIONES CIENTIFICAS. VIAJE AL DEPARTAMENTO DE AYACUCHO: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., V. 6, P. 13-15, 17-19, 52-55 Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP Production:: F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REP. Reserve-Resource:: METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972