Rascacielo, Mina

Occurrence in Huanuco, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023071
MRDS ID HUA0050
Record type Site
Current site name Rascacielo, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.00141, -9.98295 (WGS84)
Elevation 4750
Relative position SE ENCUENTRA UBICADA A 16 KM AL SW DE LA LOCALIDAD DE HUALLANCA , ADYACENTE A LAS MINAS "LA RESERVA" Y "ARTERIA"

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huanuco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huanuco
Peru Huanuco

Comments on the location information

  • SE ENCUENTRA UBICADA EN EL CERRO DE PACCHAJANCA, QUEBRADA DE CHIURUCO, Y EL ACCESO DESDE HUALLANCA, SE REALIZA MEDIANTE 13 KM DE TROCHA CARROZABLE Y 7 KM DE CAMINO DE HERRADURA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SE PRESENTA EN MANTOS MINERALIZADOS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Piritizacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Machay
    Rock description Machay

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.00141, -9.98295

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANA
    Strike N 45-90W
    Dip 55 NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estratigraficos (Planos De Estratificacion)

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL MARCO GEOLOGICO ESTA DETERMINADO POR EL AFLORAMIENTO DE GRUESAS CAPAS DE CALIZAS INTENSAMENTE PLEGADAS CON LA EVENTUAL EXISTENCIA DE SILLS E INTRUSIONES MONZONITICAS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Huallanca

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Valdivia Rosello, Jose

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO EXISTEN RESERVAS MINERALES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • SOLO EXISTEN SOBRE EL MANTO 1, 30 M DE GALERIA EN DOS NIVELES ESPACIADOS 20 M VERTICALES , EN LOS CUALES SE HAN TOMADO 3 MUESTRAS QUE ENSAYARON : 5.40 % PB, 9.43 OZ/TC AG, 6.25 % ZN, 0.10 % CU EN 0.30 M DE POTENCIA ; 5.70 % PB, 7.39 OZ/TC AG, 5.50 % ZN, 0.10 % CU EN UNA POTENCIA DE 0.30 M Y 2.65 % PB, 7.87 OZ/TC AG, 13.01 % ZN, 0.07 % CU EN UN POTENCIA DE 0.30 M . EN EL MANTO 2 NO EXISTEN LABORES Y UNA MUESTRA TOMADA EN AFLORAMIENTO ENSAYO LOS SIGUIENTES VALORES : 6.68 % PB, 8.06 OZ/TC AG, 16.75 % ZN, 0.04 % PB EN UNA POTENCIA DE 1.40 M

Comments on development

  • LOS RESULTADOS ALENTADORES DEL MUESTREO EJECUTADO Y LOS CARACTERES GEOLOGICOS BIEN DEFINIDOS DE LAS ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS JUSTIFICAN MAYOR PROFUNDIZACION DE LABORES EXPLORATORIAS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VENEGAS HAUXWELL, FRANCO; INFORME TECNICO DE REGION MINERA DE PACHAPAQUI, BMP.1973; COD.B5988

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE PRESENTAN DOS MANTOS EN CONCORDANCIA CON LA ESTRATIFICACION . EL MANTO 1 AFLORA EN 80 M HORIZONTALES Y 40 M DE ENCAMPANE Y EL MANTO 2 SE EMPLAZA PROXIMO A SUPERFICIE Y SU BUZAMINETO COINCIDE CON LA INCLINACION DEL CERRO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Escobar Moran, Ricardo Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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