Victoria Mine

Past Producer in Huanuco, Peru with commodity Antimony
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065726
MRDS ID TC41112
Record type Site
Current site name Victoria Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.08085, -9.90267 (WGS84)
Elevation 4415
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 16.5 KM NW OF HUALLANCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huanuco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huanuco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.08085, -9.90267

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description E Side Of Broad Anticline Crest With Bed Striking N25e, Dipping 26 Se

Ore body information

  • Name AREA 1
    Strike N70-80E}N75W
    Dip 70-80 SE}55 SW
    Thickness 0M
    Length 4M
  • Name NW, N SIDE OF QUEBRADA
    Strike N70-80E}N75W
    Dip 70-80 SE}55 SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Huallanca Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • 1-2 TONS STIBNITE CONCENTRATE PRE-1949. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCHES AND PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1017, 166 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODY 0: SHORT PARALLEL VEINS IN AREA 5-10 M IN DIAMETER.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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