| Lat / long: | -11.63121, -76.3664 |
| Primary: | Zinc, Copper, Silver, Lead |
| Ore: | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite |
| Gangue: | Quartz |
| Discovery year: | 1677 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Yes |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1890 |
| Host type: | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Associated type: | Andesite |
| Structure: | In The Southeastern Part Of The Mine Area, The Volcanic Rocks Are Intruded By An Irregular Stock Of Porphyritic Biotite Andesite Containing Disseminated Pyrite, And In The Northern Part Of The Mine Area Are Dikes And Sills Of A Fine-Grained Violet Porphyry. The Entire Mine Area Lies A Short Distance Sw Of The Extensive Carapoma Biotite Andesite Porphyry Intrusive. |
| Tectonic: | Andean Cordillera |
| Alteration processes: | Wall Rock Alteration Consists Of Pyritization, Epidtaization, Bleeching, Kaolinization And Sericitization. |
| MRDS | W002263 |
| DEP | 10068982 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT P.1345}{Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969}{Deposit:: PETERSON, U., 1962, GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ANDES OF CENTRAL PERU, CERRO DE PASCO CORP., EXPLORATION DIVISION P. 179-180.}{Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS UNPUB. REP}{Production:: F. SIMONS 1960 UNPUB. REP.}{Reserve-Resource:: METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972} |
| Reporter | Goudarzi, Gus H. |