Cerro Tonca

Occurrence in Ayacucho, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090393
MRDS ID AYA0135
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Tonca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.05799, -13.7228 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LA CIUDAD DE HUANCAPI, CAPITAL DE LA PROV. DE VICTOR FAJARDO, DPTO. DE AYACUCHO, DISTA APROX. 3.5 KM. AL SW DEL CERRO TINCA (TONCA)., Est Las Coordenadas Corresponden Al Cerro Tinca (Tonca). Carta Nacional De Huancapi.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ayacucho(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ayacucho
Peru Ayacucho

Comments on the location information

  • EL DEPOSITO SE UBICA EN EL CERRO TONCA (TINCA), DIST. DE HUANCAPI, PROV. DE VICTOR FAJARDO, DPTO. DE AYACUCHO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.05799, -13.7228

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas Y Pliegues (Anticlinal, Sinclinal) Con Rumbo General Nw.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS FRANK S.; DEPOSITOS MINERALES DEL PERU; INGEMMET; 1957; COD. B0724

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEGUN RUIZ FOWLER (1924) HAY DEPOSITOS DE AG. Y PB. EN EL CERRO TONCA (TINCA). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-94 Egocheaga Diaz, Cesar H. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Gonzales Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.