San Isidro De Chontayoc, Mina

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodity Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003997
MRDS ID ANC0091
Record type Site
Current site name San Isidro De Chontayoc, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.49976, -9.49797 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 30 KM DE HUARAZ, Est . Tomado De La Hoja De Huaraz 20-H. Esc. 1/100000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • LA MINA SAN ISIDRO DE CHONTAYOC SE UBICA EN EL CERRO CHACCHAPUCRU, ESTANCIA DE CHONTAYOC.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Propilitizacion

Analytical data

Result 1.40% S2MO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.49976, -9.49797

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL AREA INSPECCIONADA SE ENCUENTRA CUBIERTA POR MATERIAL INCONSOLIDADO Y LOS POCOS AFLORAMIENTOS DE ROCA OBSERVADOS REVELAN LA EXISTENCIA DE UNA FORMCION DE ANDESITAS FUERTEMENTE PROPILITIZADAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Silvino Caceres

Comments on development

  • LA UNICA LABOR DESARROLLADA ES UN SOCAVON DE 7 M. DE LONGITUD, CUYOS 4 PRIMEROS METROS ATRAVIEZAN ANDESITA ESTERIL Y LOS 3 METROS DE SU TRAMO FINAL EXPONEN DEBIL MINERALIZACION. ; ECON.COM: SE DEBE REALIZAR MAYORES EXPLORACIONES PARA DETERMINAR LA REAL POSIBILIDAD ECONOMICA DE LA MINA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MISAEL MEDINA, OSCAR; INFORME TECNICO SAN ISIDRO DE CHONTAYOC, B.M.P. OCTUBRE 1971, COD. B2371.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA MINERALIZACION OCURRE EN DISEMINACIONES ERRATICAS DE MOLIBDENITA CON PIRITA Y OXIDOS DE FIERRO, APARENTEMENTE ASOCIADOS A LOS VOLCANICOS ANDESITICOS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Delgado Valladares, Javier E. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-APR-94 Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.