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Gorrioncito, Mina

Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086791
MRDS ID ANC0096
Record type Site
Current site name Gorrioncito, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.41642, -10.01462 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 117 KM DE LA CIUDAD DE HUARAZ, Est . Tomado Del Mapa Geografico Del Peru.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • EL YACIMIENTO SE ENCUENTRA EN LA VERTIENTE OCCIDENTAL DE LA CORDILLERA BLANCA, EN AMBAS MARGENES DE LA QUEBRADA DE TUCU. EN LOS PARAJES CERCO COLIPUERO Y TUCO, DISTRITO DE AQUIA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO HA SIDO POSIBLE DETERMINAR LA PARAGENESIS Y ZONAMIENTO DE LA MINERALIZACION.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result 4.8 OZ/TC AG, 0.66% PB, 0.15% CU, 9.25% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Formacion Pariahuanca
    Rock description Formacion Pariahuanca

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.41642, -10.01462
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 20SE
    Length 700M
    Width 100M

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN LA ZONA AFLORAN ROCAS SEDIMENTARIAS, IGNEAS Y METAMORFICAS. LAS ROCAS SEDIMENTARIAS ESTAN REPRESENTADAS POR CALIZAS GRISES, ARENISCAS Y LUTITAS INTERCALADAS CON DERRAMES ANDESITICOS, DACITICOS. LAS ROCAS IGNEAS ESTAN CONSTITUIDAS POR UN INTRUSIVO GRANODIORITICO, QUE AFLORA EN LAS PARTES BAJAS DE LA QUEBRADA TUCU. LAS ROCAS METAMORFICAS LO CONFORMAN LAS CUARCITAS, TACTITAS QUE SE HAN ORIGINADO POR EFECTOS TERMODINAMICOS DE LA FORMACION SEDIMENTARIA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Carlos Rondan T.

Comments on the production information

  • EN GORRIONCITO EL CONCESIONARIO ENTREGA EN ARRENDAMIENTO A OTROS MINEROS A CAMBIO DE REGALIAS POR LA VENTA DE TM. TRATADA Y/O EXPORTACION.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO ES POSIBLE CONSIDERAR RESERVAS MINERALES DE CATEGORIA ALGUNA, MENOS AUN PROSPECTIVAS DEBIDO A LAS CARACTERISTICAS ANOTADAS AL TRATAR SOBRE LAS MANIFESTACIONES MINERALIZADAS.

Comments on development

  • EXISTEN EN TOTAL CERCA DE 80 M. DE LABORES SOBRE MINERAL DE LONGITUDES CORTAS (MENOS DE 20 M. LA MAYOR) Y 70 M. DE LABORES EN ESTERIL (CORTADAS, ETC.).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VALENCIA BELLIDO, RONAL; INFORME DE LA MINA GORRIONCITO, B.M.P. AGOSTO 1974, COD. B2417

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE UN AREA MINERALIZADA DE 700X100 M. EMPLAZADA SOBRE ROCAS CALIZAS, EN FORMA DE MANTOS Y VETAS DE PEQUENAS DIMENSIONES AFLORANTES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Delgado Valladares, Javier E. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-APR-94 Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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