| Deposit ID | 60001612 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002266 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Viso-Aruri District Lead Zinc Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Coricancha Veins |
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.23302, -11.84787 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NO. 28 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lima(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Lima |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| (1) | -76.23302, -11.84787 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | THE AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY ESSENTIALLY FLAT-LYING VOLCANIC ROCKS OF PRESUMED TERTIARY AGE THAT ARE CALLED BY HARRISON 'UPPER LAVA AND ASH GROUP'. THESE VOLCANICS ARE MORE THAN 1000 M THICK (AS MUCH AS 1800), AND REST UNCONFORMABLY ON TIGHTLY FOLDED DARK LIMESTONE. THE LAVAS RANGE IN COMPOSITION FROM RHYOLITE TO BASALT BUT ARE PREDOMINANTLY GREEN TO BLACK PORPHYRITIC ROCKS OF ANDESITIC OR DACITIC COMPOSITION. THE BEDS ARE GENTLY FOLDED. THE VOLCANIC ROCKS ARE CUT BY RHYOLITE OR TRACHYTE. CUTTING THE VOLCANIC ROCKS ARE A SERIES OF ESSENTIALLY VERTICAL FRACTURES. |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1852 |
| Year of first production | 1852 |
| District name | VISO-ARURI DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | NEGOCIACION MINERA Y METALURGICA. |
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1352
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
VELARDE, CARLOS E., 1899, EXTRACTO DEL INFORME SOBRE LAS MINAS Y OFICINA DE PARAC: SOC. NAC. DE MINERIA BOL., V. 2, P. 382-392
PETERSEN, ULRICH, 1955, GEOLOGIA DE LA REGION MINERA VISO-ARURI: SOC. NAC. DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO BOL., SER. 2, NO. 42.
NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.
HARRISON, JOHN V., 1951B, GEOLOGIA ENTRE POMACOCHA Y QUEBRADA TINAJA: SOC. GEOL. PERU BOL., V. 23, 28P, GEOLOGIC MAP.
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