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Cerro Huarancayoc Prospect

Occurrence in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, 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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065593
MRDS ID TC40947
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Huarancayoc Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.69698, -9.39908 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 13 KM WSW OF 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

  • ON NORTH SIDE OF CERRO HUARANCAYOC, 3 KM SOUTH OF CARHUAS-PARIACOTO TRAIL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.69698, -9.39908
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name PRINCIPAL VEIN
    Strike N}N55E}N5-10E}N10E
    Dip 85W}VERTICAL}75-80NW}70-75W
    Thickness 0.7M
    Length 25M
  • Name ADIT VEIN
    Strike N}N55E}N5-10E}N10E
    Dip 85W}VERTICAL}75-80NW}70-75W
    Thickness 0.3M
    Length 4M
  • Name VEIN
    Strike N}N55E}N5-10E}N10E
    Dip 85W}VERTICAL}75-80NW}70-75W
    Thickness 1.03M
  • Name SE FOUR VEINS
    Strike N}N55E}N5-10E}N10E
    Dip 85W}VERTICAL}75-80NW}70-75W
    Thickness 0.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE VEINS: 4 VEINS OCCUR IN ZONE 40 M WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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