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Cerro Mulluoctu Prospects

Occurrence in Ancash, Peru with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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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 10065604
MRDS ID TC40960
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Mulluoctu Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.59532, -9.82239 (WGS84)
Elevation 4530
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

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 CERRO SAN VINCENTE-CERRO CONDOR PUNTA RIDGE, SEVERAL KM NW OF CERRO PANICOCHA, ON NW SIDE OF CERRO MULLUOCIU.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.59532, -9.82239
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name SW VEIN
    Strike N10-25W}N25-35W}N35-40W}N60W
    Dip 70-85 SW}70-90SW}80-90SW}40SW
    Thickness 1M
    Length 12.5M
  • Name NE VEIN
    Strike N10-25W}N25-35W}N35-40W}N60W
    Dip 70-85 SW}70-90SW}80-90SW}40SW
    Thickness 0.2M
    Length 150M
  • Name SE VEIN
    Strike N10-25W}N25-35W}N35-40W}N60W
    Dip 70-85 SW}70-90SW}80-90SW}40SW
    Thickness 1.5M
    Length 50M
  • Name 30 M NW OF SE VEIN
    Strike N10-25W}N25-35W}N35-40W}N60W
    Dip 70-85 SW}70-90SW}80-90SW}40SW
    Thickness 5M
    Length 100M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT.

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 ORE BODY 0: BRECCIA AND ALTERATION ZONE WITH COPPER CARBONATES 5 M WIDE; 2 ADITS AT 4560 AND 4540 M. ORE BODY 1: OVERALL SULFIDE CONTENT LOW; OCCURS AS POCKETS OF GALENA, PYRITE AND QUARTZ.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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