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Ancos, Mina

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004056
MRDS ID ANC0184
Record type Site
Current site name Ancos, Mina
Alternate or previous names Vizcaya

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.04977, -8.53134 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 104 KM. DEL PUERTO DE CHIMBOTE., Est. Tomado De La Hoja De Pallasca 17-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

Comments on the location information

  • EL ACCESO AL YACIMIENTO SE REALIZA A TRAVES DE CHIMBOTE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA ANTRACITA VITREA ES COMPACTA, HOMOGENEA, DE COLOR NEGRO INTENSO Y DOTADO DE BRILLOS Y REFLEJOS METALICOS, SU FRACTURA ES CONCOIDEA Y LOS FRAGMENTOS QUE SE DESPRENDEN TIENEN LAS ARISTAS CORTANTES EN SUS BORDES.

Analytical data

Result CENIZAS 24%, AZUFRE 0.82%, MATERIALES VOLATILES 2.88%, CALORIAS 7,500

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.04977, -8.53134
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form MANTOS

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA DEL YACIMIENTO AFLORAN CALIZAS, PIZARRAS, MASAS DE CONGLOMERADOS, CONSTITUIDOS POR SEDIMENTOS DE DIVERSOS TAMANOS Y DIFERENTES ROCAS INCLUIDAS EN UNA MASA ARENOSA FINA O ARCILLOSA QUE SE CONSIDERA COMO SEDIMENTOS DE GLACIARES, PREDOMINANDO LAS ESTRATIFICACIONES DE CUARCITAS CON ARENISCAS INTERCALADAS CON ESTRATOS DE PIZARRAS Y EN OCASIONES MARGAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Carbonera Ancos S.A.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1950
    Total resources 86600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Graphite Ash 24 wt-pct Graphite Major 1950

Comments on the workings information

  • LOS TRABAJOS DE EXPLOTACION SON REALIZADOS EMPLEANDO EL METODO SHRINKAGE Y CORTE Y RELLENO EN INCLINADO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOBO GONZALES, VALENTIN; INFORME SOBRE LA CARBONERA ANCOS S.A., B.M.P. SETIEMBRE 1950, COD. B3858

  • Reserve-Resource

    BANCO MINERO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE CAPAS DE CARBON QUE ALTERNAN CON PAQUETES SEDIMENTARIOS DE CUARCITAS, PIZARRAS, HALLANDOSE RECUBIERTAS POR MATERIALES DETRITICOS EN LAS PARTES BAJAS Y EN LAS PARTES ALTAS EROSIONADAS.

Reporter information

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

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