Huarón Mining District

The Huarón Mining District is one of the richest polymetallic (Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu-(Au)) deposit clusters in Peru.

The Huarón Mining District belongs to the Miocene polymetallic belt of the Central Andes.

[1][2] Hydrothermal mineralization occurs as predominantly in N-S to NNW-SSW and E-W veins as well as in "mantos" replacing favorable sedimentary rock.

Epithermal hydrothermal fluids are thought to be derived from quartz-monzonitic intrusions tentatively dated at 7.4 Ma (K-Ar on adularia).

In 1987 the Huarón mine was acquired by the Hochschild Group, and in 2000 by Pan American Silver.

Animón mine camp (right) and talings pond (middle)
Enargite , quartz and minor pyrite of the high sulfidation core of the Huarón deposit
Typical intermediate sulfidation mineral assemblage of a vein in the Huarón mine . Sphalerite and tetrahedrite - tennantite (dark grey), rhodocrosite (orange), proustite (small deep red dots).
Pyrargyrite on carbonate mineral, Huarón mine
Entrance to the Huarón mine in 1913