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Belec Prospect

Past Producer in Huanuco, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, 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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065733
MRDS ID TC41123
Record type Site
Current site name Belec Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.04474, -9.86267 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 11.4 KM WNW OF HUALLANCA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huanuco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huanuco

Comments on the location information

  • N SIDE OF QUEBRADA CUSPI, NEAR CREST OF RIDGE BETWEEN CUARTO DE DORMIR AND QUEBRADA TANASH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.04474, -9.86267
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name N VEIN
    General form LENS
    Strike N65E}N45E}N30W
    Dip 85 S}65 NW}85 SW
    Thickness 0.18M
    Length 2.5M
  • Name SECOND VEIN TO S
    General form LENS
    Strike N65E}N45E}N30W
    Dip 85 S}65 NW}85 SW
    Thickness 0.25M
    Length 4M
  • Name SW OF ORE BODY 1
    General form LENS
    Strike N65E}N45E}N30W
    Dip 85 S}65 NW}85 SW
    Thickness 0.25M

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 OR 2 TONS OF LOW GRADE PB CONCENTRATE PRE-1948. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT 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: LENGTH AND THICKNESS DESCRIBE A LENS. ORE BODY 2: VEIN PARALLEL BEDDING.

Reporter information

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

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