El Rifle, Prospecto

Occurrence in Huancavelica, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023229
MRDS ID HVN0189
Record type Site
Current site name El Rifle, Prospecto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.03302, -12.64784 (WGS84)
Relative position A 14 KM AL N 30W DE LA CIUDAD DE HUANCAVELICA (DISTANCIA HORIZONTAL Y RB TOMADOS DE LAS CARTAS DE CONAYCA Y HUANCAVELICA A ESCALA 1:100000), Est . Coordenadas Tomadas De La Carta De Conayca A Escala 1:100000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huancavelica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huancavelica
Peru Huancavelica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.03302, -12.64784

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form DISEMINADO

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA ROCA ENCAJONANTE ES UN INTRUSIVO MUY ALTERADO QUE SE ENCUENTRA INTEMPERIZADO, MOTIVO POR EL CUAL NO SE PUEDE CLASIFICAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia. Minera El Brocal S.A.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLANCO Z., EDGARDO. 1974, PROSPECCION Y EXPLORACION DE LA REGION DE TINYACCLLA. BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B2545

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO CONSTA DE UNA FRACTURA CON LIGERAS MANCHAS DE OXIDOS DE FIERRO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Cabrera Cabrera, R. Luz Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-1994 Ing. Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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