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Collaracra Mine

Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Antimony
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  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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065553
MRDS ID TC40901
Record type Site
Current site name Collaracra Mine
Alternate or previous names Ticapampa, Workings Names: Huran, Triunfo, La Salteada, San Julio, Uchpapucro,, San Jose On Collaracra Vein.
Related records 10279679

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.49198, -9.76629 (WGS84)
Elevation 4080
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 4 KM WEST OF TICAPAMPA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • ON NORTH SIDE OF QUEBRADA ICHIHUISCA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Argentite Ore
Boulangerite Ore
Bournonite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Kaolin Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Kaolinization, And Propylitization.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.49198, -9.76629
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Country Rock Is Slightly Folded Rhyolite-Trachyte Volcanic Rocks, Overlying Folded Rhyolite-Rhyodacite Volcanics And Intruded By Tabular Body Of Porphyritic Rhyolite 200 Meters Or So Thick, And By Irregular Masses Of Breccia.

Ore body information

  • Name COLLARACRA VEIN
    Strike N60-70E}N60E}N60E}N60E, N70-75E}N20-35E
    Dip 60-70NE}NW}65SE}70-80NW}65-70NW
    Thickness 2.5M
    Length 2500M
    Width 240M
  • Name SAN IGNACIO VEIN
    Strike N60-70E}N60E}N60E}N60E, N70-75E}N20-35E
    Dip 60-70NE}NW}65SE}70-80NW}65-70NW
    Thickness 0.4M
    Length 460M
  • Name SAN FERNANDO VEIN
    Strike N60-70E}N60E}N60E}N60E, N70-75E}N20-35E
    Dip 60-70NE}NW}65SE}70-80NW}65-70NW
  • Name HURAN
    Strike N60-70E}N60E}N60E}N60E, N70-75E}N20-35E
    Dip 60-70NE}NW}65SE}70-80NW}65-70NW
  • Name CRUCERO
    Strike N60-70E}N60E}N60E}N60E, N70-75E}N20-35E
    Dip 60-70NE}NW}65SE}70-80NW}65-70NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Deposits Are An Intricate System Of Veins Along Faults And Shear Zones.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1677

Mining district

District name Ticapampa Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera De Ticapama
    First year 1890
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Anglo-French Silver Mining Co.
    Year 1904
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Jeccanca

Production statistics

  • Year 1899
    Period 1890-1899
    Material AG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.6-8.0 Kg/Ton Ag, 3-7% Cu, Up To 45% Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Lead Lead 45wt-pct
    Copper Copper 5wt-pct
    Silver Silver 4300g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • THE PRODUCTION REPORTED FROM 1905-1955 IS FROM BOTH COLLARACRA AND HUANCAPETI MINES; IN 1947, HAND-COBBED COPPER ORE CONTAINED 0.5-0.8% CU, 1 KG/TON AG, AND HAND-COBBED GALENA ORE 15% PB, 1.5-2.0 KG/TON AG, AND 6% ZN.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU INDICATE A DEPOSIT CONTAINING BETWEEN 1 AND 10 MILLION TONS OF ORE.

Comments on the workings information

  • PRINCIPAL ADITS ARE TRIUNFO, A 1200 M CROSS-CUT, AND HURAN ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1014.

  • Deposit

    PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969.

  • Deposit

    RAIMONDI, ANTONIO, 1873, EL DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCACHS Y SUS RIQUEZAS MINERALES: LIMA, IMPRENTA EL NACIONAL, P. 60, 404-411, 1913, P. 151.

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, ALFRED, J., AND STRACZEC, JOHN A., 1957, BASE METAL DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: USGS BULL. 1040, P. 64-69.

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969, 1972.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SAN FERNANDO VEIN: 120-150 M NW OF COLLARACRA. HURAN: 380 M NW OF COLLARACRA. CRUCERO: OBLIQUELY BETWEEN COLLARACRA AND HURAN.
Deposit Discovery Year: COLONIAL PERIOD(?), PRE-1860

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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