Los Angeles 6, Prospecto

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025053
MRDS ID JUN0040
Record type Site
Current site name Los Angeles 6, Prospecto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.13333, -11.73094 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position POMACOCHA ESTA SITUADO A 12 KM DE LA MINA., Est Ubicacion Del Pueblo De Pomacocha.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Junin(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Junin
Peru Junin

Comments on the location information

  • EL YACIMIENTO UBICA EN EL PARAJE VIZVAS, DIST. Y PROV. DE YAULI DPTO. JUNIN. EL ACCESO DESDE HUANCAYO SE REALIZA CON EL SIGUIENTE ITINERARIO: HUANCAYO - LA OROYA - PACHACHACA - YAULI - POMACOCHA - MINA= 179 KMS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION EN GENERAL ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR PEQUENOS OJOS Y DISEMINACIONES DE SULFUROS DE AG, PB, CU, Y FE, LOS CUALES SE ENCUENTRAN RELLENANDO CAVIDADES.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result AG: 0.6 OZ/TC, PB: 0.28 %, CU: 0.74 %, ZN: 0.12 %.

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) -76.13333, -11.73094

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Falla De Rumbo N-70-W Y Buzamiento 72-Ne

Ore body information

  • Strike N-70-E (VETA "A" )
    Dip 77-SE
    Thickness 0.1M
    Length 110M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN LA ZONA AFLORAN UNA SECUENCIA DE CALIZAS QUE CONSTITUYEN EL BASAMENTO, LA QUE ESTA CONSTITUIDA DE INTERCALACIONES DE LUTITAS Y ARENISCAS CALCAREAS, PRESENTANDO EL CONJUNTO COLORACIONES ROJIZAS, DEBIDO A FINAS DISEMINACIONES DE HEMATITA. SOBREYACIENDO A LAS CAPAS ROJAS, SE ENCUENTRA UNA SERIE DE PAQUETES DE CONGLOMERADOS Y CALIZAS INTERESTRATIFICADAS CON ARENISCAS Y LUTITAS. SOBRE LAS ROCAS SEDIMENTARIAS YACEN UNA SERIE DE ROCAS VOLCANICAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1968
Year of last production 1971

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Oscar Hayen Lette

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LOS TRABAJOS DE EXPLORACION NO MUESTRAN DATOS SUFICIENTES PARA ESTIMAR RESERVAS MINERALES DE CARACTER ECONOMICO.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 110M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TAPIA RENE MINA "LOS ANGELES # 6" BMP 1974-INGEMMET B2550

  • Deposit

    R. FLORES T. INF. TEC. MINA DE POMATAREA BMP 1974-INGEMMET B6408

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONSISTE DE 3 ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS, DE LAS CUALES 2 ESTAN UBICADAS Y RECONOCIDAS EN LA DENOMINADA MINA "ANTIGUA", MEDIANTE UNA GALERIA DE 34 M. PUES SUS AFLORAMIENTOS ESTAN CUBIERTOS POR ESCOMBROS Y VEGETACION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Alva Ruiz, Jose L. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-MAR-94 Gonzales Chavez, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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