| Deposit ID | 10064304 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC38630 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Gigante |
| Alternate or previous names | Veins In Area: Loros, Manto, Puma, Sucia, Torres |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.44143, -8.27052 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 8 KM NW OF BULDIBUYO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Libertad(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | La Libertad |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Electrum | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pataz Batholith | ||||
| Rock description | Pataz Batholith | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -77.44143, -8.27052 |
|---|
| Name | LORUS VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50W}}N20W}N10W} |
| Dip | 60NE}}45NE}30-60E} |
| Thickness | 25M |
| Length | 1000M |
| Name | MANTO VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50W}}N20W}N10W} |
| Dip | 60NE}}45NE}30-60E} |
| Thickness | 3M |
| Length | 150M |
| Name | PUMA VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50W}}N20W}N10W} |
| Dip | 60NE}}45NE}30-60E} |
| Thickness | 2M |
| Length | 100M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pataz District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC38630 |
SIMONS, F., 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LORUS VEIN: FAULT IN ALTERED DIORITE, AURIFEROUS PYRITE IN HANGING WALL AND FOOTWALL. MANTO VEIN: 5 VEINS, 22 G/T AU. SUCIA VEIN: PYRITE PODS AND STRINGERS IN MASSIVE MILKY QUARTZ LEDGE; 3 VEINS. TERRES VEIN: 4 VEINS; 18 G/T AU. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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