Vilcambamba Lead-Zinc District

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001611
MRDS ID W002264
Record type District
Current site name Vilcambamba Lead-Zinc District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.01634, -13.12282 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATION FOR VILLAGE OF VILCAMBAMBA FROM TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF PERU, 1969

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cusco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cusco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Nickel Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.01634, -13.12282

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description 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.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • THE VARIOUS DEPOSITS CONTAIN IRON, COPPER, NICKEL, COBALT, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name VILCAMBAMBA LEAD-ZINC DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1134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

Beyond USGS

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