Anamaray Lead-Zinc Mine 8

Occurrence in Lima, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068943
MRDS ID W002220
Record type Site
Current site name Anamaray Lead-Zinc Mine 8

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.71641, -10.61459 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Relative position THE ANAMARAY AREA IS JUST WEST OF PASO ANAMARAY ON THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, 15 KM NNE OF OYON IN THE PROVINCE OF CAJATAMBO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 8 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU 1969

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GANGUE MINERALS ARE PYRITE, QUARTZ, CALCITE, RHODOCHROSITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.71641, -10.61459

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description The Deposits Are In Limestone Near A Contact With Quartzite That Has Been Thrust Over The Limestone. Several Small Dikes And Stocks Of Fine-Grained Diorite Intrude The Sedimentary Rocks. The Dikes Are Restricted To The Limestone And The Stocks To The Quartzite.

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 50 SW
    Length 120M
    Width 0.3M
    Depth to bottom 50M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • See Comments

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1775

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO DATA AVAILABLE TO MAKE ESTIMATE. METALLOGENIC MAPS 1969. CONFIRM EARLIER REPORT BY SIMONS THAT DEPOSIT IS SMALL AND NOT ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1281

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    LEWIS, RICHARD W. JR., Y NARVAEZ, SIGFREDO, 1955, LOS DEPOSITOS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO: INST. NAC. DE INV. Y FOMENTO MINEROS BOL., NO. 13, P. 31-32

  • Deposit

    TORRICO Y MESA, JUAN, 1900, MEMORIA SOBRE LAS RIQUEZAS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y EN ESPECIAL DE LOS CERROS DE CHANCA: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 1, V. 15, P. 43

  • Deposit

    5) TORRICO Y MESA, JUAN, 1956, ABOVE REPRINTED AS 'LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y SUS ASIENTOS MINERALES: MINERIA, V. 5, NO. 14, P. 40-47.

  • Deposit

    6) DUNSTAN, GUILLERMO, 1909, LA MINERIA EN CAJATAMBO Y BOLOGNESI: PERU, DIR. DE FOMENTO BOL., ANO 7, NO. 4, P. 66

  • Deposit

    7) MALAGA SANTOLALLA, FERMIN, 1904B, LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y SUS ASIENTOS MINERALES: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 10, P. 45-46

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP

  • Reserve-Resource

    FRANK SIMONS 1960 AND METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU 1969-REF-1 AND 2

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: END OF 18TH CENTURY, ABANDONED 1890
Deposit MANTOS WIDTH 150 CM; VEIN ATTITUDES OF N70-110E; DIP 75 DEG, UNKNOWN DIRECTION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1973 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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