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Sinchi Roca Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. 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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080306
MRDS ID W031420
Record type Site
Current site name Sinchi Roca Mine
Related records 10231294

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.04724, -9.92851 (WGS84)
Elevation 4050
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 5 KM AT N 30 E OF PACHAPAQUI

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

  • LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF QUEBRADA BURRO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Outcrops Show Some Copper Stain

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Machay
    Rock description Machay
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.04724, -9.92851
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTINCULAR
    Strike N 25-45 W
    Dip 45-90 SW
    Thickness 1.5M
    Length 150M
    Width 125M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Irregular Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1949

Mining district

District name Pachapaqui Mining District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Argenta Bolognesi

Comments on the production information

  • THE ORE SHOOTS WERE ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 5-15 PERCENT OF COMBINED LEAD ZINC AND COPPER SULFIDES. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 20M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS, ONE 15 M LONG, OTHER 5 M LONG, WITH 2-3 M STOPES UPWARD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYUASH, PERU, U.S.G.S., BULL. 1017, 166 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-81 Bordine, Donald L. (Ericksen, G.E.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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