Santa Clara Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065770
MRDS ID TC41177
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Clara Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.04335, -9.94101 (WGS84)
Elevation 4205
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 5.2 KM E OF PACHAPAQUI CONCENTRATION PLANT.

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

  • N SIDE OF QUEBRADA NUPOCUTA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.04335, -9.94101

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PODS
    Strike E
    Dip 75S
    Thickness 0.75M
    Length 25M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pachapaqui Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • FEW TONS OF CONCENTRATE SHIPPED IN 1949. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ARE SMALL.

Comments on the workings information

  • 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 SULFIDE PODS 0.5 M LONG, 20-30 CM THICK; ARE OTHER BARREN QUARTZ VEINS IN AREA.

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.