Huarochiri District Lead-Zinc Mine

Producer in Lima, Peru with commodities Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Controls for ore emplacement
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001610
MRDS ID W002242
Record type District
Current site name Huarochiri District Lead-Zinc Mine
Alternate or previous names Parac

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.04974, -10.68122 (WGS84)
Relative position NO. 5 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.04974, -10.68122

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name HUAROCHIRI DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1324

  • Deposit

    PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.