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Chimu 1, Mina

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Gold, Tungsten, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086808
MRDS ID ANC0179
Record type Site
Current site name Chimu 1, Mina
Alternate or previous names Chimu 2, Mina, Chimu 3, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.01644, -8.48412 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 120 KM DE CHIMBOTE, Est . Tomada De La Hoja De Santa Rosa 18-G, Esc. 1:100000

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 ACCESO SE REALIZA MEDIANTE UNA TROCHA CARROZABLE CONSTRUIDA A LO LARGO DE LA MARGEN IZQUIERDA DEL RIO TABLACHACA .

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Analytical data

Result 0.472 GR/M3 AU, 21.67% WO3, 0.431% AG.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.01644, -8.48412
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TERRAZAS DE RIO

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOS CLASTOS QUE CONFORMAN EL MATERIAL DETRITICO, SON DE ROCAS METAMORFICAS REPRESENTADAS POR PIZARRAS CARBONOSAS Y CUARCITAS CON PRESENCIA ESPORADICA DE CLASTOS DE ROCAS IGNEAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Chimu S.A.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • COMO MINERAL PROSPECTIVO SE ESTIMA 500,000 METROS CUBICOS DE MATERIAL AURIFERO Y COMO POTENCIAL 9 MILLONES DE METROS CUBICOS.

Comments on the workings information

  • EL MINADO ES A CIELO ABIERTO EMPLEANDO DOS RETROEXCAVADORAS DE 0.6 METROS CUBICOS DE CAPACIDAD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERE QUISPE, JOSE; VARGAS VARGAS, VICTOR; VALENCIA BELLIDO, RONAL; BIAGGI DE VELASQUEZ, CARMEN; INFORME DE LA CIA. MINERA CHIMU, B.M.P. ABRIL 1987, COD. B3541

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE UN YACIMIENTO DE ORO ALUVIAL DE GRAN VOLUMEN, QUE OCURRE EN FORMA DE TERRAZAS Y RELLENO DE MATERIAL DETRITICO CONFINADO EN EL CAUSE DEL RIO TABLACHACA. LAS TERRAZAS TIENEN UNA ALTURA PROMEDIO DE 10 M. Y SE ESTIMA QUE LA POTENCIA DEL RELLENO CLASTICO DEL LECHO DEL RIO SEA DE 12 A 15 M. EN BASE A RECONOCIMIENTOS MEDIANTE UN PIQUE Y SONDEOS EFECTUADOS POR EL CLIENTE Y ANCHOS VARIABLES DESDE 70 A 400 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-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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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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