Coniagas

Overview

4 thin lenses. Main lens is exposed at the surface and is 183 m wide, averages 3.5 m, tapering to a width of 50 m at 340 m. Production: 0.718 million t @ 10.77% Zn, 1.0% Pb, 183 g/t Ag, open at depth.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in oceanic arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1961

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS