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Huascar, Mina

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10086812
MRDS ID ANC0191
Record type Site
Current site name Huascar, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.91644, -9.5313 (WGS84)
Elevation 4030
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position A 23 KM AL OESTE DE HUARAZ., Est . Tomado De La Hoja De Huaraz 20-H, 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

  • LA MINA SE ENCUENTRA LOCALIZADA AL OESTE DE HUARAZ A 23 KM. SU ACCESO SE EFECTUA POR LA CARRETERA HUARAZ-CASMA .

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Analytical data

Result 0.02 OZ/TC AU, 23 OZ/TC AG, 5.87% PB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.91644, -9.5313
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (VETAS)

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturacion Y Fallamiento

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN LA REGION AFLORAN ROCAS VOLCANICAS E INTRUSIVAS, SIENDO LAS PRIMERAS LAS QUE CUBREN MAYOR AREA Y CONTIENEN LOS PRINCIPALES DEPOSITOS MINERALES DE LA REGION.

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 Zelamir Pinedo Z.

Comments on development

  • EN LA MINA SE HAN REALIZADO 423 M. DE LABORES DISTRIBUIDAS EN DOS NIVELES. ADEMAS HAY DOS PIQUES PEQUENOS (ACTUALMENTE INACCESIBLES) EN EL NIVEL NO. 1 Y UN PEQUENO SUB-NIVEL EN EL NIVEL NO. 2.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SAYAN MIRANDA, JUAN LUIS; INFORME DE LA MINA HUASCAR, B.M.P. SETIEMBRE 1970, COD. B4037

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DESDE EL PUNTO DE VISTA GEOLOGICO LA ESTRUCTURA MINERALIZADA ES BIEN DEFINIDA PERO NO HA SIDO ADECUADAMENTE EXPLORADA. EL GRADO DE MINERALIZACION QUE OCURRE DENTRO DE LA ESTRUCTURA PARECE ESTAR DISTRIBUIDA EN CUERPOS DE DIVERSAS DIMENSIONES. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit EL DEPOSITO ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR UN RELLENO ORIGINADO POR SOLUCIONES HIDROTERMALES DENTRO DE UNA ZONA DE FALLAMIENTO. ESTA ZONA DE FALAMIENTO TIENE EN SUPERFICIE UN AFLORAMIENTO DE 10 M. DE ANCHO POR ALGO MAS DE 120 M. DE LARGO. SE OBSERVAN EN ESTA EXPOSICION MATERIALES CON OXIDOS DE FIERRO EN ROCA ALTERADA. TAMBIEN SE PUEDE DETECTAR CHISPAS DE PIRITA EM ROCA SILICIFICADA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-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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