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Mercedes Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, 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 10065756
MRDS ID TC41155
Record type Site
Current site name Mercedes Mine
Related records 10182389

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.19586, -10.00323 (WGS84)
Elevation 4530
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 10.6 KM SW OF PACHAPAQUI.

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

  • E SIDE QUEBRADA TUCO 1.5 TO 2 KM S OF VENUS MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite 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) -77.19586, -10.00323
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name MAJOR VEIN
    Strike N75E-N75W}N60-75E}30-75 W
    Dip 55-65 S}15-45 N}55-65 S
    Thickness 0.5M
    Length 20M
  • Name VEIN SET 1
    Strike N75E-N75W}N60-75E}30-75 W
    Dip 55-65 S}15-45 N}55-65 S
  • Name VEIN SET 2
    Strike N75E-N75W}N60-75E}30-75 W
    Dip 55-65 S}15-45 N}55-65 S

Comments on the geologic information

  • FISSURE FILLINGS AND REPLACEMENT VEINS FOR 75-100 M ALONG CONTACT OF STOCK AND LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tuco-Chira Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • FEW TONS OF GALENA CONCENTRATES SHIPPED IN 1949. INACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • 22 M ADIT AND SEVERAL 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: ARCUATE

Reporter information

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

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