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A Survey Report on the Polymetallic Mineralization in the Oyon Mineralized District, Central Peru

페루 중부 오욘 다중금속 광화작용에 대한 조사보고

  • Lee, Jaeho (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Kim, Injoon (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Nam, Hyeong-tae (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
  • 이재호 (한국지질자원연구원 광물자원연구본부) ;
  • 김인준 (한국지질자원연구원 광물자원연구본부) ;
  • 남형태 (한국지질자원연구원 광물자원연구본부)
  • Received : 2016.10.19
  • Accepted : 2017.02.09
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

The surveyed mines are located in a polymetallic vein, replacement, and skarn mineral district in the central Andes of Peru. Iscaycruz, which includes underground and open pit mines that produce zinc and lead concentrates, was the largest mineral deposit of an important group of base metal deposits in the Andes of central Peru. The deposits are sub-vertical seams of polymetallic ores(Zn, Cu, and Pb). These seams are hosted by Jurassic and Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation. The intrusion of igneous rocks in these formations originated metallic deposits of metasomatic and skarn types. The Raura mine is composed of polymetallic deposit of veins and replacement orebodies. The main sedimentary unit in the area is Cretaceous Machay Limestone. The Raura depression contains several orebodies each with different mineralization: predominantly Pb-Zn bearing Catuvo orebody; Ag-rich galena-bearing Lake Ninacocha orebody; Cu-Ag bearing Esperanza and Restauradora orebody. Huaron is a hydrothermal polymetallic deposit of silver, lead, zinc, and copper mineralization hosted within structures likely related to the intrusion of monzonite dikes, principally located within the Huaron anticline. Mineralization is encountered in veins parallel to the main fault systems, in replacement bodies known as "mantos" associated with the calcareous sections of the conglomerates and other favourable stratigraphic horizons, and as dissemination in the monzonitic intrusions at vein intersections.

조사광산들은 페루 중부 오욘지역 다중금속 광화대내 다양한 형태로 부존하고 있다. Iscaycruz Zn-Cu-Pb 광산은 다금속 교대 및 스카른 광상으로, 상부에 백악기 퇴적물이 놓여있는 이토질의 쥐라기 퇴적물로 형성된 퇴적암 층군내에 배태한다. 이 층군내 화성암의 관입은 다금속 광화작용을 발생시켰다. Raura Pb-Zn-Cu 광산은 백악기 마차이(Machay) 석회암층이 퇴적되어 있으며, 섬록반암이 관입과 연관된 암맥들에 의해 광화작용이 발달한다. 여러 개의 광체가 발달하고 있으며, 그 중 카투보(Catuvo)광체는 Pb-Zn 광물이 우세하게, 니나코차(Ninacoha)광체는 Ag가 풍부한 방연석이 산출된다. 에스페란자(Esperanza)광체와 레스토라도라(Restauradora) Cu-Ag 광체는 맥상으로 수많은 소규모의 구조에 의해 광화작용이 규제되고 있다. Huaron 광산은 Ag, Pb, Zn Cu 광화작용에 의해 형성된 열수다중금속광상으로, Huaron 배사구조내에 주로 위치하는 몬조나이트 암맥의 관입과 관련된 구조내에서 발달한다. 광화작용은 주요 단층계에 평행한 맥상으로, 역암과 기타 적합한 층서면의 탄산염부분과 관련된 "manto"로 알려진 교대광체로, 그리고 맥의 교차점에서 몬조나이트 관입체내 광염상으로 나타난다.

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