Machan Mine

Past Producer in Pasco, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10099566
MRDS ID	TC40979
Record type	Site
Current site name	Machan Mine
Alternate or previous names	Adit 1, Carlos Chino Viejo, Carlos Chino Nuevo, Lizandro Sur, Precaucion, Carmen, Lizandro Norte, Cerro Rosario, Palmira.
Related records	10255566

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-76.19555, -10.51487 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	3 KM NW OF ATACOCHA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pasco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Peru	Pasco

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Silver	Primary
Lead	Primary
Zinc Critical	Primary
Copper	Secondary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Anglesite	Ore
Aurichalcite	Ore
Calamine	Ore
Galena	Ore
Hydrozincite	Ore
Malachite	Ore
Plumbojarosite	Ore
Calcite	Gangue
Opal	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
Host or associated Associated

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

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

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

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-76.19555, -10.51487	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	Strongly Folded Rocks Cut By Normal And Reverse Faults
Type of structure	Local
Structure description	30-40 Se Plunging Symmetrical Anticline And Syncline In Pucura Formation; Three Groups Of Faults: N35-70w ( Most Strongly Mineralized), N20w To N10e (Partly Mineralized), N50-70e Postmineralization.

Ore body information

Name	ADIT NO. 1, NO. 1 VEIN
General form	IRREGULAR
Strike	N20W}N45W}}N60W}N70E}N30E}}N10W AND N60W}N10W AND N60W
Dip	65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}
Thickness	1.5M
Length	130M
Width	60M

Name ADIT NO. 2 AND 3

General form IRREGULAR

Strike N20W}N45W}}N60W}N70E}N30E}}N10W AND N60W}N10W AND N60W

Dip 65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}

Thickness 1.25M

Length 120M
Name LIZANDRO SUR

General form IRREGULAR

Strike N20W}N45W}}N60W}N70E}N30E}}N10W AND N60W}N10W AND N60W

Dip 65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}

Thickness 2.5M

Length 10M
Name CARMEN

General form IRREGULAR

Strike N20W}N45W}}N60W}N70E}N30E}}N10W AND N60W}N10W AND N60W

Dip 65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}

Thickness 1M

Length 15M
Name PRECAUCION

General form IRREGULAR

Dip 65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}

Thickness 1.5M

Length 40M
Name LIZANDRO NORTE

General form IRREGULAR

Dip 65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}

Length 170M
Name CARLOS CHINO NUEVO

General form IRREGULAR

Dip 65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}

Length 12.5M
Name CARLOS CHINO VIEJO

General form IRREGULAR

Dip 65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}
Name PALMIRA

General form IRREGULAR

Dip 65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}

Name	ADIT NO. 2 AND 3
General form	IRREGULAR
Strike	N20W}N45W}}N60W}N70E}N30E}}N10W AND N60W}N10W AND N60W
Dip	65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}
Thickness	1.25M
Length	120M

Name	LIZANDRO SUR
General form	IRREGULAR
Strike	N20W}N45W}}N60W}N70E}N30E}}N10W AND N60W}N10W AND N60W
Dip	65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}
Thickness	2.5M
Length	10M

Name	CARMEN
General form	IRREGULAR
Strike	N20W}N45W}}N60W}N70E}N30E}}N10W AND N60W}N10W AND N60W
Dip	65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}
Thickness	1M
Length	15M

Name	PRECAUCION
General form	IRREGULAR
Dip	65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}
Thickness	1.5M
Length	40M

Name	LIZANDRO NORTE
General form	IRREGULAR
Dip	65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}
Length	170M

Name	CARLOS CHINO NUEVO
General form	IRREGULAR
Dip	65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}
Length	12.5M

Name	CARLOS CHINO VIEJO
General form	IRREGULAR
Dip	65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}

Name	PALMIRA
General form	IRREGULAR
Dip	65-70E}65-70 SW}}75 S}}30 SE}}}

Comments on the geologic information

ORE DEPOSITS OCCUR AS VEINS, REPLACEMENTS, ALONG CONTACT OF UPPER PART OF MITU GROUP AND LOWER PART OF PUCARA FORMATION WHICH IN PART IS FAULTED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Atacocha District

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Cipriano Proano And Juan Antonio Proano (1950'S- )

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Cipriano Proano And Juan Antonio Proano (1950'S- )

Comments on the production information

30 TONS OF HANDSORTED ORE PER MONTH IN 1952, PLANNED 50 TON MILL BY 1954. IN 1952 BULK OF ORE CAME FROM ADIT NO. 1. UNKNOWN LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC40979

Bibliographic references

Deposit

JOHNSON, R.F., LEWIS, R.W., JR., AND ABELE, C., 1955, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ATACOCHA DISTRICT, DEPARTAMENTO DE PASCO, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 975 E, P. 337-384.
Other Database

CIMRI
Production

JOHNSON AND OTHERS (1955).

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	ORE BODY 0: STOPED FOR 75 M LATERALLY (1952). ORE BODY 2: AT INTERSECTION OF E AND N50W STRIKING FAULTS, SULFIDE-BEARING. ORE BODY 3: MANTO IS 25 M PARALLEL TO BEDDING AND 1.5 M THICK, STRIKES N20E, 25 SE. ORE BODY 4: 20-30 M MANTO, ALL SHALLOW. ORE BODY 6: GOSSAN OUTCROP OF 1000 SQUARE M. ORE BODY 8: SMALL VEINS AND MANTOS, NOT HEAVILY MINERALIZED.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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