Poderosa Prospect

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065739
MRDS ID TC41133
Record type Site
Current site name Poderosa Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.08864, -9.52214 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 10 KM N80E OF SAN MARCOS.

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

  • LOW ON NE WALL AT HEAD OF QUEBRADA ANTAMINA, 1150 M N37E OF LAKE OUTLET.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.08864, -9.52214

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name LARGEST VEIN
    Strike N25-40W
    Dip 40-70 SW
    Thickness 1.5M
    Length 60M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Antamina Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER (1948).

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFTS AND PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL VEINS, DATA FOR LARGEST.

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.