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Name Unknown Mine On Cerro Pillac

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodity Silver
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099564
MRDS ID TC40963
Record type Site
Current site name Name Unknown Mine On Cerro Pillac

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.62254, -9.87378 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 11 KM S OF AIJA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • ON SE FLANK OF CERRO PILLAC ABOVE A S DRAINING TRIBUTARY VALLEY OF QUEBRADA HUAMAN PINTA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.62254, -9.87378
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N85W, N60W
    Dip 80-90 S, 90
    Thickness 0.9M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE ADIT (1947).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1957, BASE-METAL DEPOSITS OF THE CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1040, 165 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PEBBLE DIKE WITH PYRITIZED QUARTZ PEBBLES NEAR ONE VEIN; 4 VEINS RADIATE FROM PORTAL; ALTITUDE OF LARGEST GIVEN ABOVE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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