| Deposit ID | 10068954 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002231 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Colloadar Lead-Zinc Mine 11 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.57478, -7.39806 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | THE COLLOADAR DISTRICT IS ON CERRO COLLOADAR, 8 KM SW OF ASUNCHION AND 25 KM SOUTH OF THE CITY OF CAJAMARCA IN THE PROVINCIA DE CAJAMARCA (CAJABAMBA SHEET). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cajamarca(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Cajamarca |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -78.57478, -7.39806 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Cerro Colloadar Is Made Up Of Cretaceous Sedimentary Rocks Comprising Sandstone Of The Goyllarisquiga Formation (Aptian) And Shale And Limestone Of The Machay Group (Albian). They Are Intruded By A Number Of Sills And Dikes Of Quartz Diorite Porphyry, Composed Of Phenocrysts Of Plagioclase (Zoned Andesine) And Hornblende Set In A Fine-Grained Groundmass Of Feldspar And Quartz With Accessory Apatite And Magnetite. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N75-90W;N |
| Dip | 40-75?; STEEP |
| Width | 0.2M |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N75-90W;N |
| Dip | 40-75?; STEEP |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1840 |
| Year of first production | 1840 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002231 |
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1073
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
MALAGA SANTOLALLA, FERMIN, 1905C, IMPORTANCIA MINERA DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJAMARCA: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 31, P. 43-49
RAIMONDI, ANTONIO, 1887, MINAS DE ORO DEL PERU: ANALES ESCUELA CONSTR. COVILES Y DE MINAS, V. 6, P. 10-12. REPRINTED FROM BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 1, V. 1, 1885-1886
1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUBLISHED REP
F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.
METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS SHORT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1973 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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