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Rondoni Iron 16

Past Producer in Huanuco, Peru with commodities Iron, Copper, Zinc
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068930
MRDS ID W002206
Record type Site
Current site name Rondoni Iron 16
Alternate or previous names Rondoni Acejar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.4914, -10.19794 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800
Relative position HUANUCO, 45 KM SW OF SITE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huanuco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huanuco

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 16 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GANGUE MINERALS ARE, PYRITE, PYRRHOTITE-CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Analytical data

Result CHEMISTRY OF RESERVES IN PERCENT: FE, 60, AND S, TRACE WITH CU (NO PERCENT GIVEN) AS ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT COMPONENTA K1A LIMESTONE, QUARTZ DIORITE, SKARN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.4914, -10.19794
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description See Comments

Ore body information

  • Length 2500M
    Width 80M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • See Comments

Comments on the geologic information

  • SKARN ZONE CONTAINING IRREGULAR MASSES AND VEINS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EST. 30 MILLION TONS INDICATED, 50 MILLION TONS INFERRED. CONTAINS PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE. UNFAVORABLE LOCATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1497

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    OCHOA, NICANOR, 1904, RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA HUANUCO: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 9, P. 34.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATION, 1970, SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES 1970, P. 349-354 AND P. 373.

  • Deposit

    ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHAMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES-- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380. 433 QUNZZS.

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP

  • Production

    F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SURVEY OF WORLD IRON RESOURCES UN, 1970-P. 373

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AVERAGE WIDTH 10 M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1973 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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