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Huancasancos Deposito

Occurrence in Ayacucho, Peru with commodities Iron, Copper, Silver, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005786
MRDS ID AYA0121
Record type Site
Current site name Huancasancos Deposito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.333, -13.91446 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position EL PUEBLO DE SANTIAGO DE LUCANAMARCA, CAPITAL DEL DIST. DEL MISMO NOMBRE, PROV. DE VICTOR FAJARDO, DPTO. DE AYACUCHO, DISTA APROX. 9.5 KM. AL N 10 W DEL PUEBLO DE HUANCASANCOS., Est Las Coordenadas Corresponden Al Pueblo De Huancasancos. Carta Nacional De Huancapi.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ayacucho(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ayacucho
Peru Ayacucho

Comments on the location information

  • LA ZONA DE ESTUDIO PERTENECE POLITICAMENTE AL DIST. DE SANTIAGO DE LUCANAMARCA, PROV. DE VICTOR FAJARDO, DPTO. DE AYACUCHO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.333, -13.91446
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas Y Pliegues Con Rumbo General Nw.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSITO FORMADO EN EL CONTACTO DE INTRUSIONES GRANITOIDES CON ROCAS CALCAREAS DEL MESOZOICO. TAMBIEN SE TIENE CONOCIMIENTO QUE POR LA ZONA DE HUANCASANCOS, HAY DEPOSITOS DE AG. Y PB. (RUIZ FOWLER, 1924)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RIVERA M. HUGO; DEPOSITOS DE HIERRO EN LA SIERRA CENTRAL; INGEMMET; 1977.

  • Deposit

    SIMONS FRANK S.; DEPOSITOS MINERALES DEL PERU; INGEMMET; 1957; COD. B0724.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit YACIMIENTO DE TIPO METASOMATICO DE CONTACTO, LA MENA ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR MAGNETITA Y HEMATITA CON LEYES DEL ORDEN DE 45 % DE FE.. TAMBIEN OCURREN CARBONATOS DE CU., Y SE ESTIMA UN POTENCIAL DE APROX. 10 MILLONES DE TM.
Deposit ES NECESARIO UN MAYOR RECONOCIMIENTO GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE ESTUDIO, PARA DETERMINAR EL POTENCIAL DEL DEPOSITO DE HUANCASANCOS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Egocheaga Diaz, Cesar H. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Gonzales Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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