Mine detail: Telepaccha Lead Zinc Mine 4

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-12.74784, -75.25803

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Zinc
Secondary:	Silver
Ore:	Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Pyrite

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure:	Volcanic Rocks Of Tertiary Age, Comprising Gently Warped Flows Of Trachyandesite Overlain By Andesite(?) Tuffs And Flows, Rest On Limestone Of Cretaceous Age Trending North And East Of The Telepaccha Region. The Limestone Is Folded Into An Anticline Trending N40-45 Deg W And Plunging Se. The Volcanic Rocks Are Cut By A Series Of North-Trending Shear Zones And Minor Ne Striking Fractures.
Tectonic:	Andean Cordillera

References

MRDS	W002259
DEP	10068978
Reference	{Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1204}{Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU,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}
Reporter	Shaffer, Glenn L.