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Siberia Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper
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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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099572
MRDS ID TC41154
Record type Site
Current site name Siberia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.20753, -10.00017 (WGS84)
Elevation 4310
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 11.4 KM SE OF PACHAPAQUI.

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

  • IN LOW HILLS W SIDE OF QUEBRADA TUCO, 4 KM S OF OLD SMELTER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.20753, -10.00017
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15-25E
    Dip 20-30 NW
    Thickness 0M
    Length 10M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tuco-Chira Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • FEW TONS OF PB CONCENTRATE. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS 2-15 M LONG AND SMALL PITS.

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 SMALL VEINS IN ALTERED LIMESTONE ALONG IRREGULAR FRACTURES ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND GRANODIORITE IN ZONE 50-75 M ONG.

Reporter information

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

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