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Chacuopampa Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065573
MRDS ID TC40925
Record type Site
Current site name Chacuopampa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.91838, -9.13187 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 14 KM SW OF CARAS.

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

  • NEAR NORTH END OF CERRO AQUILPAMPA RIDGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Enargite Ore
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.91838, -9.13187
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.4M
    Length 55M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Maximo Kan
    First year 1941

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATED IN 1941-1942.

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 TRENCH 55 M LONG, ADIT 30 M LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1957, BASE-METAL DEPOSITS OF THE CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1040, 165P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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