| Deposit ID | 10080287 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031401 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Recompensa Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.09114, -9.51575 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4573 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1600 METERS N 13 E OF THE LAKE ANTAMINA OUTLET; ABOUT 10 KM S80E OF SAN MARCOS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ancash(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Ancash |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Jumasha Limestone; |
| Rock description | Jumasha Limestone; |
| (1) | -77.09114, -9.51575 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Folded And Faulted Sedimentary Rocks With Steeply Dipping Axial Planes Trending Nw |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Four Nw Trending Dikes Intrude Area |
| Name | S VEIN |
|---|---|
| General form | LENSES |
| Strike | N25W}N25W}N30W}N80W}N20W |
| Dip | 70 SW}75 SW}85-90 SW}VERTICAL}65 TO 85 SW AND 25 TO 35 SW |
| Thickness | 0.4M |
| Length | 45M |
| Width | 51M |
| Name | NEXT N VEIN |
|---|---|
| General form | LENSES |
| Strike | N25W}N25W}N30W}N80W}N20W |
| Dip | 70 SW}75 SW}85-90 SW}VERTICAL}65 TO 85 SW AND 25 TO 35 SW |
| Thickness | 0.1M |
| Length | 50M |
| Name | NEXT N VEIN |
|---|---|
| General form | LENSES |
| Strike | N25W}N25W}N30W}N80W}N20W |
| Dip | 70 SW}75 SW}85-90 SW}VERTICAL}65 TO 85 SW AND 25 TO 35 SW |
| Thickness | 0.4M |
| Length | 35M |
| Name | N VEIN |
|---|---|
| General form | LENSES |
| Strike | N25W}N25W}N30W}N80W}N20W |
| Dip | 70 SW}75 SW}85-90 SW}VERTICAL}65 TO 85 SW AND 25 TO 35 SW |
| Length | 12M |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N25W}N25W}N30W}N80W}N20W |
| Dip | 70 SW}75 SW}85-90 SW}VERTICAL}65 TO 85 SW AND 25 TO 35 SW |
| Length | 450M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Antamina Mining District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.9HA |
| Overall length | 411.48M |
| Overall width | 20M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031401 |
BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017, 166 P
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF FOUR VEINS. ORE BODY 0: HOSTED IN RHYOLITE WITH 10-15 M W BRANCH, ORE SHOOTS-LENSES OF GALENA-4 M LONG 20 CM WIDE. ORE BODY 1: HOSTED IN RHYOLITE. ORE BODY 2: HOSTED IN LIMESTONE IN HANGING WALL OF RHYOLITE DIKE. ORE BODY 3: HOSTED IN LIMESTONE. |
| Deposit | SMALL STRINGERS OF GALENA MIGHT YIELD A FEW TONS OF HIGH GRADE CONCENTRATE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-81 | Rowe, William D. (Ericksen, George E.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-94 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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