| Deposit ID | 10068883 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002155 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Huachon Gold 16 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.96639, -10.66459 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 5000 |
| Relative position | 30 KM ENE OF CERRO DE PASCO IN THE PROVINCIA DE PASCO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pasco(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Pasco |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Mitu Group;Pucara Limestone |
| Rock description | Mitu Group;Pucara Limestone |
| (1) | -75.96639, -10.66459 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | See Comments |
| Strike | N20-70W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30 NE (USUALLY STEEP) |
| Length | 2000M |
| Width | 0.12M |
| Depth to bottom | 400M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1600 |
| Year of first production | 1934 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Minera Nacional |
| Year | 1931 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1931 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^7 - 25 G Au/T | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1931 - 1945 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^7 - 25 G Au/T | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002155 |
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORTS, P. 458
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
PFLUCKER, LUIS A., 1949-50, EL ORO: LA MINERIA PERUANA, NO. 63, P. 26-27.
HARRISON, JOHN V., 1951, GEOLOGIA DE LOS ANDES ORIENTALES DEL PERU CENTRAL: SOC. GEOL. PERU BOL, V. 21, 97 P., MAP 2 OF 3.
WELTER, OTTO, 1946, APUNTES SOE LA GEOLOGIA DE LOS ALREDEDORES DE HUACON: INST. GEOL. DEL PERU BOL., NO. 6, 6 P.
NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.
1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP
CIMRI
F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.
METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR GOLD DURING LAST FOUR CENTURIES |
| Deposit | First Production Year: 1934-FIRST LARGE SCALE MINING |
| Deposit | SHOOTS WITH LENGTH 350 M |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1973 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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