Mine detail: Quebrada Casa Cancha Deposits

Previously called 'Quebrada Casacancha.'

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Location: Huanuco, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -9.97295, -76.95807
dep_id: 10080296
mrds_id: W031410
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Minor mineral: Antimony
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
ore_ctrl: Fractures And Shear Zones
Reporter: Rowe, William D. (Ericksen, George E.), Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Machay;Goyllarisquizga
hrock_type: Quartzite,Phyllite,Limestone
arock_type: Rhyolite,Andesite
Structure: Complex Foids And Faults Trending N 20 To 35 W, Intrusive Dikes, Anticline
tectonic: Andes
References:
  • BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017
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