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Arabia Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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 10065762
MRDS ID TC41166
Record type Site
Current site name Arabia Mine
Related records 10133526

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.0628, -9.92295 (WGS84)
Elevation 4370
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 5.7 KM NE 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

  • ON W SIDE OF QUEBRADA BURRO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.0628, -9.92295
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10-45W
    Dip 80-90 NE
    Thickness 0.4M
    Length 50M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1677

Mining district

District name Pachapaqui Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF VEIN MATERIAL WERE MINED. INACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS, SHAFTS, DRIFTS, OPEN STOPES, MAIN ADIT MORE THAN 300 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

  • Production

    BODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR FISSURE VEINS IN FAULT OR SHEAR ZONE 5-10 M WIDE.
Deposit Discovery Year: COLONIAL TIMES

Reporter information

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

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