Coricancha Mine, San Mateo de Huanchor, San Mateo District, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Perui
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Coricancha Mine | Mine |
| San Mateo de Huanchor | - not defined - |
| San Mateo District | District |
| Huarochirí Province | Province |
| Lima | Region |
| Peru | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
11° 47' 52'' South , 76° 17' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Matucana | 4,517 (2012) | 13.3km |
| Morococha | 7,890 (2012) | 27.4km |
| Ricardo Palma | 4,842 (2013) | 42.0km |
| Asentamiento Humano Nicolas de Pierola | 5,800 (2013) | 47.8km |
| Chosica | 88,606 (2012) | 48.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
219064
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219064:1
GUID (UUID V4):
d7627798-e7ba-49fd-913e-9ccb6bfb8464
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina de Coricancha, San Mateo de Huanchor, Districto de San Mateo, Provincia de Huarochiri, Departamento de Lima, Perú
The mine owned by Belgian Nyrstar NV. with more than 60 years of operating history and currently comprises a 600-tonne per day ore processing facility, is located in the Central Andes, San Mateo District, approximately 90 km east of Lima.
Specifically, the underground mine is in the Viso-Aruri poly-metallic mining district, Tamboraque area, 5km southeast of San Mateo and 17 km northeast from the provincial capital Matucana. It operates on the flank of the Aruri Valley and is characterized as a deposit of poly-metallic veins in andesitic rocks of the Rimac Formation.
The hydrothermal mineralization consists of low-sulfidation and narrow veins containing zinc, lead, copper, gold and silver.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Proustite Formula: Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
| ⓘ Rhodonite Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
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