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Susana Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080301
MRDS ID W031415
Record type Site
Current site name Susana Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.97113, -10.2085 (WGS84)
Elevation 4250
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 1.5 KM S 30 W OF HACIENDA PALCA., Lat And Long From Index Map Of Pacllon-Llamac Mining District, P.H.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • IN SOUTH WALL OF QUEBRADA LLAMAC, 3.5 KM SOUTHEAST OF POCPA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Marmatite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal Alteration Of Limestones; Silicated And Contains Garnet, Quartz, Epidote

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Machay;;
    Rock description Machay;;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.97113, -10.2085
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tight Folding, Steep Dips, And Many Bedding Faults. Axial Planes Trend N 20 To 30 W
Type of structure Local
Structure description Crumpled Sedimentary Rocks, Intrusive Sill

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 35-40 W
    Dip 65-85 SW
    Length 900M
    Width 200M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures, Bedding Shears

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1677

Mining district

District name Pacllon-Llamac Mining District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF LOW-GRADE PB ORE.

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS, ADITS EXPOSE VEIN MATERIAL

Comments on development

  • NORTHERN PERU MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY EXPLORED AREA IN 1948 AND OPENED 4 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, 166 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    BODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DESCRIPTION SOUNDS LIKE A DISTAL SKARU DEPOSIT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit Discovery Year: COLONIAL TIMES
Deposit LENGTH AND WIDTH FOR MINERALIZED ZONE CONTAINING LENSES, PODS, VEINLETS, AND SCATTERED GRAINS OF SULFIDE MINERALS OCCUR IN THE ALTERED LIMESTONE NEAR THE SILL AND ALONG THE CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND UNDERLYING SANDSTONE. LENSES RANGE UP TO 80 M LONG AND 2 M THICK.

Reporter information

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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