Saramarca [Gold-Copper Deposit 46]

PE / Ica

•-14.53110, -75.09136View on Map Open in Google Maps

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Saramarca [Gold-Copper Deposit 46] is a historic mining site in Ica, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Copara Group (Metavolcanic Rock), within the Andean Cordillera setting. Reported specimens include Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Gold, Pyrite; logged ore minerals are Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite; gangue is recorded as Calcite, Quartz. Production began in 1936.

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Found Here

CalciteChalcopyriteCopperGalenaGoldPyritePyrrhotiteQuartzSilverSphalerite

Geology and deposit

Host rock: Copara Group — Metavolcanic Rock
Associated rock: Incahuasi — Tonalite
Tectonic setting: Andean Cordillera

Ore minerals

ChalcopyriteGalenaGoldPyritePyrrhotiteSphalerite

Gangue minerals

CalciteQuartz

Structure

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Alteration

Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz

Mining history

Status: Past Producer
First production: 1936

Records and references

Cited references

SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 403PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969AGUILAR REVOREDO, 1941, CURSO DE GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES: ESCUELA NAC. ING., INST. NAC. POLITECNICO SUPERIOR, 99 P. BECKWITH, H. REA, 1939, GOLD IN PERU: ENG. MIN. JOUR., V. 140, NO. 5, P. 490531960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP. METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10068894 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -14.53110, -75.09136

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