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Quebrada Casa Cancha Deposits

Past Producer in Huanuco, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Antimony
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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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080296
MRDS ID W031410
Record type Site
Current site name Quebrada Casa Cancha Deposits
Alternate or previous names Quebrada Casacancha.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.95807, -9.97295 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 10 TO 15 KM BY TRAIL SOUTH OF HYALLANCA, Lat And Long Estimated From Town Of Huallanca.

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

  • SEVERAL PROSPECTS AND SMALL MINES ARE IN THE HEADWATER REGION OF RIO VIZCARRA, ALONG QUEBRADA CASACANCHA, AND AT THE HEADS OF SMALL TRIBUTARY VALLEYS TO THE WEST. SPECIFIC DEPOSITS ARE KNOWN AS PUCA RODEO PROSPECT, EL SOL PROSPECT, ARTERIA AND RESERUA MINES

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Machay;Goyllarisquizga
    Rock description Machay;Goyllarisquizga

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.95807, -9.97295
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Complex Foids And Faults Trending N 20 To 35 W
Type of structure Local
Structure description Intrusive Dikes, Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 60 TO 75 E
    Dip 65 TO 80 SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures And Shear Zones

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

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS, ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS CONSIST OF PYRITE AND QUARTZ INTERLACED WITH MANY VEINLETS OF PYRITE, GALENA, AND SPHALERITE.
Deposit SEE RECORD NUMBER HUA0104. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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