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Carmen Del Macizo Mine

Past Producer in Huanuco, Peru with commodities 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080292
MRDS ID W031406
Record type Site
Current site name Carmen Del Macizo Mine
Alternate or previous names Mina Carmen Del Macizo.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.98307, -9.88267 (WGS84)
Elevation 4160
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 4.5 KM N 90 W OF HUALLANCA, Lat And Long From Index Map Of Huallanca Mining District, P. 9., Lat And Long From Index Map Of Huallanca Mining District, P. 9., Lat And Long From Index Map Of Huallanca Mining District, P. 9.

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

  • MINE AT THE HEAD OF QUEBRADA COPACOG. 7 TO 8 KM LONG TRAIL CONNECTS MINE WITH HUALLANCA
  • THE MINING DISTRICT IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE PACLION AND LLAMAC VALLEYS ON A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST FROM NEVADA YERUPAJA, A PEAK IN THE CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH. THE DISTRICT COMPRISES SEVERAL MINES AND PROSPECTS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SPHALERITE IS MARMALITIC

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Machay;Goyllarisquizga
    Rock description Machay;Goyllarisquizga
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.98307, -9.88267
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Complex Folds And Faults Trending N 20-35 W.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Small Igneous Intrusives In Area

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 35 W
    Dip 50 SE
    Plunge 75 TO 85
    Plunge direction NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures And Shear Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • SEDIMENTS IN THE AREA ARE PART OF THE CENTRAL ANDEAN MESOZOIC BELT. THEY ARE INTRUDED BY CENOZOIC IGNEOUS ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Huallanca Mining District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Santa Barbara

Comments on the production information

  • MOST OF THE MINES IN THE DISTRICT HAVE BEEN WORKED AT ONE TIME, HOWEVER AT PRESENT MANY ARE ABANDONED. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE MINES IN THIS AREA MOST WORTHY OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENT ARE: SUSANA (LARGE MINERALIZED AREA OF LOW GRADE ZINC ORE) AND SAN SAMUEL (TWO PRINCIPAL VEINS 50 TO 100 METERS LONG OF LOW-GRADE ZINC-LEAD ORE)
  • PROBABLY AROUND 0.1 MILLION TONS.

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL EXPLORATORY ADITS EXPOSE ORE. ADIT 150 M LONG. MINE DUMPS SHOW ONLY IRON OXIDE AND PYRITE.

Comments on development

  • MILL CAPACITY 450 TONS/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUACH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MUCH OF THE ORE APPEARS TO CONTAIN MORE THAN 75 PERCENT TETRAHEDRITE. HIGH GRADE COPPER-SILVER ORE, SEVERAL YEARS' RESERVES FOR A SMALL OPERATION. SEE RECORD HUA0092. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS OF MINERALIZED AREA 2 X 7 KM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-81 Rowe, William D. (Ericksen, George E.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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