Recuperada-Lucero

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper
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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068781
MRDS ID W002031
Record type Site
Current site name Recuperada-Lucero
Alternate or previous names La Recuperada, El Lucero

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.51254, -9.82323 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position QUEBRADA CARHUASCANSIA, 12 KM SSW OF RECUAY

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

  • LA RECUPERADA IS AT THE HEAD OF THE VALLEY AT 4600 M AND EL LUCERO IS SEVERAL HUNDRED M SW OF IT AT 4450 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result CHANNEL SAMPLE 50 CM LONG FROM LA RECUPERADA: 0.01 OZ/TON AU, 2.01 OZ/TON AG, 8.7% PB, 3.6% ZN, < 0.05% CU, AS, SB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.51254, -9.82323

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name LA RECUPERADA
    General form LENSES, IRREGULAR
    Strike N30E, N20E}N35E
    Dip 75-80NW, 75-85SE}65SE
    Thickness 0.7M
  • Name EL LUCERO
    General form LENSES, IRREGULAR
    Strike N30E, N20E}N35E
    Dip 75-80NW, 75-85SE}65SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner St. Gustavo Pohl, La Recuperada ; Sr. Masa, El Lucero .
    First year 1947

Comments on the production information

  • INFO LACKING - PRODUCTION SMALL ORE GRADE IS 8.5% PB, 3.5% ZN. 60 G (2 OZ)/TON/AG. PROSPECTS, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFO LACKING 3/73
  • INFO LACKING 3/73 TO MAKE ESTIMATE

Comments on the workings information

  • LA RECUPERADA OPEN BY 2 ADITS (1947); EL LUCERO BY OPEN PIT 4 M DEEP (1947).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A. T. AND STRACZEK J. A. 1957, BASE METAL DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTMENT OF ANCASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1040, P. 81

  • Deposit

    PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969

  • Deposit

    1957 GEOLMAP BODENLOS AND STRACZEK - USGS BULL.

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS - UNPUB. REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS IS NOT THE RECUPERADA OF BUENAVENTURA THAT IS A MAJOR PRODUCER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUANCAVELICA.
Deposit RECUPERADA VEIN IS ALONG A FAULT N. 20-30 E. DIPPING 75-80 W. - AT LUCEPO A SHEAR ZONE N. 35 E. DIPPING 65 SE. LA RECUPERADA: IN 1947, LARGEST SULFIDE LENSE EXPOSED WAS 2 M LONG AND UP TO 25 CM THICK. EL LUCERO: IN 1947, A BAND OF HIGH GRADE SULFIDES 10-20 CM THICK WAS EXPOSED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Goudarzi, Gus H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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