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Fortuna Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099575
MRDS ID TC41182
Record type Site
Current site name Fortuna Mine
Related records 10158419

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.04196, -9.94934 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 5.9 KM E 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

  • ON W SIDE OF QUEBRADA SHICRA SHICRA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Chalcedony Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.04196, -9.94934
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name PRINCIPAL VEIN
    Strike N70W}N55E
    Dip 70 SW}70 NW
    Thickness 0.55M
    Length 50M
  • Name E OF MAIN VEIN
    Strike N70W}N55E
    Dip 70 SW}70 NW
    Thickness 0.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1940

Mining district

District name Pachapaqui Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • SEVERAL TONS OF PB-AG CONCENTRATE PRE-1949. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES SMALL, ORE LOW-GRADE.

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT 19 M LONG, PIT.

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).

Reporter information

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

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