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Perla Prospect

Past Producer in Huanuco, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099569
MRDS ID TC41122
Record type Site
Current site name Perla Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.0578, -9.85767 (WGS84)
Elevation 4360
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 13 KM WNW OF HUALLANCA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huanuco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huanuco

Comments on the location information

  • S SIDE NEAR HEAD OF QUEBRADA TANASH, 5 KM W OF HUANZALLA MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • UP TO 15% GALENA, UP TO 35% MARMATITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Marmatite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limestone Bleached, Recrystallized, Replaced By Garnet.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.0578, -9.85767
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name LARGER VEINS
    Strike N75W TO S70W}N44W, N66E
    Dip 85-90 N}80 SW, 81 SE
    Thickness 0.6M
    Length 10M
  • Name 500 M NW MINERALIZED ZONE
    Strike N75W TO S70W}N44W, N66E
    Dip 85-90 N}80 SW, 81 SE
    Thickness 1.5M
    Length 35M

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEINS OCCUR IN CONTACT OF LIMESTONE AND DIORITE, LIMESTONE BEDS STRIKE N35W, AND VERTICAL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Huallanca Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • FEW TONS OF LOW-GRADE GALENA CONCENTRATE. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1017, 166 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODY 0: PODS AND VEINLETS IN CONTACT ZONE FOR 100 M. ORE BODY 1: 2 VEINS IN CONTACT ZONE.

Reporter information

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

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

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