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Tarugo Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068786
MRDS ID W002037
Record type Site
Current site name Tarugo Mine
Alternate or previous names Tarugo Lead-Zinc Deposit
Related records 10182225

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.55587, -9.76546 (WGS84)
Elevation 4635
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 11 KM WSW. 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

  • ON NORTH FLANK OF CERRO PUCAR.

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
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE CONTAINS 20% COMBINED LEAD AND ZINC.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.55587, -9.76546
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N. 65-80 W.
    Dip STEEP NE.
    Length 1000M
    Width 4M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1947 - TO PRESENT

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sr. Icusa .
    First year 1947

Comments on the production information

  • INFO LACKING. IN 1947 THE ORE CONTAINED A MINIMUM OF 20% COMBIND LEAD-ZINC VALUES

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFO LACKING 3/73 TO MAKE ESTIMATE

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1947, 2 ADITS, STOPES.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ORE CAPACITY 350 METRIC TONS PER DAY (1982), IN 1947 WAS PRODUCING HANDSORTED ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A. J. AND STRACZEK, J. A., 1957, BASE METAL DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 1040, P. 72

  • Deposit

    FRANK SIMONS, 1960, UNPUBL. REP. USGS, P. 1033.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS UNPUB. REPOR

  • Production

    BODEWLOS 1957, REF. 1)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EAST OF TARUGO IS THE RECUPERHDA LUCERO DEPOSIT NO. 122 ON METALLOGENIC MAP OF PERU, 1969

Reporter information

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

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