Mine detail: Vilcambamba Lead-Zinc District

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-13.12282, -73.01634

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper
Secondary:	Molybdenum, Cobalt, Nickel

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	VEINS, SOME REPLACEMENTS
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Structure:

OLDEST ROCK IS BLACK SLATE, PHYLLITE, MICA SCHIST, AND QUARTZITE CROP OUT ALONG RIO VILCABAMBA. THESE METAMORPHIC ROCKS PRESUMABLY ARE OF EARLY PALEOZOIC AGE. THE AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY THIN-BEDDED LIMESTONE AND MARBLE, RED SHALE AND SANDSTONE, AND SOME CONGLOMERATE THAT POSSIBLY ARE OF THE PERMO-CARBONIFEROUS AGE. THE LIMESTONE AND SUBORDINATE SANDSTONE OF THE MINASPATA AND TEMBLADERA AREAS WEST OF VILCABAMBA MAY BE OF CRETACEOUS AGE. THEY ARE REPORTED TO BE OVERLAIN BY VOLCANIC ROCKS, MAINLY ANDESITES AND DACITES. THE SEDIMENTARY AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS ARE INTRUDED BY SEVERAL LARGE BODIES OF GRANITIC ROCK INCLUDING PORPHYRITIC GRANITE, SYENITE, GRANODIORITE, AND MONZONITE.

References

MRDS	W002264
DEP	60001611
Reference	{Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1134}{Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969}{Deposit:: RAIMONDI, ANTONIO, 1874, EL PERU: V. 1, VIAJES, P. 216}{Deposit:: DUENAS, ENRIQUE, 1907, ASPECTO MINERO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DEL CUZCO: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 53, P. 93-106.}{Deposit:: FORT, MICHEL, 1926, LA INDUSTRIA MINERA DEL PERU EN EL ANO DEL CENTENARIO 1921: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 2, V. 15, P. 61}