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Chabuca Lead-Silver Mine 19

Producer in Cusco, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver
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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 10068950
MRDS ID W002227
Record type Site
Current site name Chabuca Lead-Silver Mine 19

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.75791, -13.77279 (WGS84)
Elevation 5200
Relative position THE CHABUCA MINE IS IN THE CHIMBOYA REGION IN THE PROVINCIA DE CANCHIS (SICUANI SHEET). IT IS 20-25 KM NW OF CORANI, 30-35 KM SE OF MARCA PATA, AND 60-65 KM NE OF SICUANI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cusco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cusco

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 19 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU 1969

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GANGUE MINERAL IS IRON OXIDE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.75791, -13.77279
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description At Chabuca, Sandstone And Quartzite Of Possible Late Paleozoic Age Are Overlain By Volcanic Rocks Correlated With Tacaza-Sillapaca Volcanics Of The Arequipa-Puno Area And Are Intruded By Porphyritic Trachyandesite Or Andesite.

Ore body information

  • Strike N20-25W
    Dip 80SW
    Length 150M
    Width 0.25M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Chabuca Ore Deposits Are Irregular Steep-Dipping En Echelon Veins In Volcanic Rocks. The Veins Contain Mainly Coarse-Grained Argentiferous Galena With Some Cerrusite And Iron Oxide. Ore Assays 7% Pb And 60 Grams Of Silver Per Ton.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO DATA AVAILABLE 3/74 TO MAKE ESTIMATE. METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU 1969 INDICATE SMALL DEPOSIT OF LITTLE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1124

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DUENAS, ENRIQUE, 1907, ASPECTO MINERO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DEL CUZCO: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 53, P. 116-120

  • Deposit

    FORT, MICHEL, 1926, LA INDUSTRIA MINERA DEL PERU EN EL ANO DEL CENTENARIO 1921: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 2, V. 15, P. 61

  • Deposit

    5) LOSTANAU, LEOPOLDO, 1928, INFORME SOBRE EL MINERAL DE CHIMBOYA: LA VIDA MINERA, V. 1, P. 87-89.

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP

  • Production

    FRANK SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHOOTS PRESENT-MAX. LENGTH 70M MAX. DEPTH 50M MAX. WIDTH 60CM

Reporter information

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

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