| Deposit ID | 10090137 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | HUA0109 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Jose, Prospecto |
| Alternate or previous names | Prospecto Las Orquideas |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.93555, -9.49464 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2800 |
| Relative position | EL PROSPECTO SE UBICA A 70 KM AL NE DE LA CIUDAD DE HUANUCO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Huanuco(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Huanuco |
| Peru | Huanuco |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock |
| Rock unit name | Complejo Del Maranon |
| Rock description | Complejo Del Maranon |
| (1) | -75.93555, -9.49464 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1975 |
| Discoverer | Servicio De Geologia Y Mineria And Orstom |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | HUA0109 |
HUGUES GILLON, JEAN AND ZEGARRA NAVARRO, JAIME; IORME DEL PROGRAMA DE PERFORACIONES DEL INDICIO DE "SAN JOSE"; INFO 1975; COD.B0173
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | POR LA PERFORACION HECHA SE DETERMINO: ESPORADICAMENTE Y EN FORMA DISEMINADA SULFUROS MAYORMENTE PIRITA , LOS CUALES SE PRESENTA FORMANDO ANGHOSTOS FILAMENTOS O CUERPOS VERIFORMES E IRREGULARES DENTRO O BORDEANDO LAS ARES ALTERADAS , EN ALGUNOS CASOS SE ENCUENTRAN DENTRO DE VETILLAS . A LOS 46 M SE HA ENCONTRADO ALGUNOS INDICIOS DE SULFUROS DISEMINADOS PERO EN FORMA MAS SEGUIDA LO QUE BIEN PODRIA SER EL COMIENZO DE LA MINERALIZACION , LA QUE SE ESTIMABA SE PODRIA ENCONTRAR A LOS 62 M DE PROFUNDIDAD |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1994 | Escobar Moran, Ricardo | Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru |
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