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Cerro Puyhuan Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodity Silver
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065616
MRDS ID TC40974
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Puyhuan Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.52448, -9.72879 (WGS84)
Elevation 4508
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 7 KM W OF RECUAY.

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

  • GROUP OF DEPOSITS ON E. FLANK OF CERRO PUYHUAN IN AREA 200 BY 200 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.52448, -9.72879
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name WORKING 1 (NORTHERNMOST)
    Strike N70-85W}N55-70E}N70-75W}N65-70W}N80W, N50W}N70-85W
    Dip 60S}70-90 SE}}80-90 NE}35N, 60NE}60S
    Thickness 0.8M
    Length 38M
  • Name WORKING 2 (120 M SE OF 1)
    Strike N70-85W}N55-70E}N70-75W}N65-70W}N80W, N50W}N70-85W
    Dip 60S}70-90 SE}}80-90 NE}35N, 60NE}60S
    Thickness 2M
    Length 25M
  • Name WORKING 3 (15 M S20W OF 2)
    Strike N70-85W}N55-70E}N70-75W}N65-70W}N80W, N50W}N70-85W
    Dip 60S}70-90 SE}}80-90 NE}35N, 60NE}60S
    Length 30M
  • Name WORKING 4 (60 M S12W OF 2)
    Strike N70-85W}N55-70E}N70-75W}N65-70W}N80W, N50W}N70-85W
    Dip 60S}70-90 SE}}80-90 NE}35N, 60NE}60S
    Length 100M
  • Name WORKING 5 (60 M S30W OF 4)
    Strike N70-85W}N55-70E}N70-75W}N65-70W}N80W, N50W}N70-85W
    Dip 60S}70-90 SE}}80-90 NE}35N, 60NE}60S
    Length 123M
  • Name WORKING 1 (NORTHERNMOST)
    Dip 60S}70-90 SE}}80-90 NE}35N, 60NE}60S
    Length 38M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1860

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1860'S CONTAINED RICH AG ORE. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NEAR SURFACE HIGH GRADE SILVER ORE MINED OUT.

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCHES, STOPES, CROSS-CUTS AND 3 ADITS.

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, 165 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BODENLOS AND STRACZEK (1957).

  • Reserve-Resource

    BODENLOS AND STRACZEK (1957)

Reporter information

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

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