Damelamano Prospect

Occurrence in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065745
MRDS ID TC41140
Record type Site
Current site name Damelamano Prospect
Related records 10255213

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.34892, -9.47297 (WGS84)
Elevation 4150
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 20 KM E OF CHANCOS.

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

  • ON S SIDE OF VINOYAPAMPA 3 KM SE OF FALLS AT FOOT OF CLIFF BETWEEN QUEBRADAS PACLLASH AND CANCAHUA.

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 Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.34892, -9.47297

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N5-20E
    Dip 5-25W
    Thickness 0.4M
    Length 10M
    Width 7M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quebrada Honda-Vesuvio Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT.

Comments on the workings information

  • LOWER TUNNEL 4.5 M LONG, UPPER TUNNEL 7 M ABOVE 10 M LONG.

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

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.