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Danubio-Diamante Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065735
MRDS ID TC41126
Record type Site
Current site name Danubio-Diamante Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.03474, -9.93795 (WGS84)
Elevation 4555
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 10.6 KM SW 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

  • NEAR PACHAPAQUI-HUALLANCA TRAIL ABOUT 1.5 KM SE OF PASO BURRO AT EXTREME END OF QUEBRADA AZULMINA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue
Rhodonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.03474, -9.93795
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60-85W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 3M
    Length 20M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE COMPLEXLY FOLDED AMPLITUDES OF A FEW METERS TO 100 METERS WITH N30W, VERTICAL AXIAL PLANES.

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

  • 1948-1952- 1 TON PER MONTH. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS INCLINED SHAFT, 2 OR 3 ADITS.

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 OCCUR AS IRREGULAR BODIES AT CONTACT OF DIKE AND LIMESTONE FOR 75 OR MORE METERS.

Reporter information

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

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

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