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Huinchos Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065592
MRDS ID TC40946
Record type Site
Current site name Huinchos Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.79309, -9.92462 (WGS84)
Elevation 4740
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 22 KM SW CARHUAS.

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

  • RIDGE KNOWN AS CERRO PUCAJIRCA SOUTH OF RIDGECREST: NORTH AND SOUTH VEINS ARE 30-35 M APART.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Altered And Silicified.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.79309, -9.92462
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name NORTH VEIN
    Strike N80-90W}N75-85E
    Dip 70-80S}70-90N
    Thickness 0.78M
    Length 220M
  • Name SOUTH VEIN
    Strike N80-90W}N75-85E
    Dip 70-80S}70-90N
    Thickness 1M
    Length 60M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE IN 1947.

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS ON NORTH VEIN, 2 ADITS ON SOUTH VEIN.

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

  • Production

    BODENLOS AND STRACZEK (1957).

Reporter information

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

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

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