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Monte De Chiripac, Mina

Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100581
MRDS ID ANC0142
Record type Site
Current site name Monte De Chiripac, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.01641, -9.88128 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 180 KM DE LA CIUDAD DE HUARAZ, Est , Tomada De La Hoja De Recuay 20-I. Esc. 1:100000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • EL YACIMIENTO SE ENCUENTRA UBICADO EN EL CERRO CHIRAPAC Y QUEBRADA OCRERANRA. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA POR LA RUTA DE LA PLANTA PACHAPAQUI MEDIANTE 6 KM. DE CARRETERA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.74% PB, 0.40 OZ/TC AG, 0.80% ZN, 0.16% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.01641, -9.88128
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (VETAS)

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fallamientos

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA DEL YACIMIENTO AFLORAN ROCAS DEL TIPO ARENISCAS, LUTITAS Y CALIZAS INTRUIDAS POR PORFIDOS DACITICOS Y GRANODIORITAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1972

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gerardo Torres Ortega

Comments on the production information

  • NO SE TIENEN REGISTROS DE PRODUCCION.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO EXISTEN RESERVAS MINERALES DEBIDO A QUE LAS LEYES OBTENIDAS SON SUB-MARGINALES.

Comments on the workings information

  • LOS TRABAJOS DE EXPLOTACION SE EJECUTAN EMPLEANDO 10 HOMBRES Y UN EQUIPO DE PERFORACION MARCA INGERSOLL-RAND

Comments on development

  • EL YACIMIENTO HA SIDO RECONOCIDO POR MEDIO DE UNA GALERIA DE 19 M. EN DOS NIVELES ESPACIADOS 30 M. VERTICALES. ; ECON.COM: LAS POSIBILIDADES ECONOMICAS DE ESTE YACIMIENTO NO SON FAVORABLES DEBIDO A LAS LEYES SUB-MARGINALES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VALENCIA BELLIDO, RONAL; VENEGAS HAUXWELL, FRANCO; ESTUDIO DE LA ZONA MINERA DE PACHAPAQUI, B.M.P. MAYO 1972, COD. B2982

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE UNA FALLA TRANSVERSAL QUE ATRAVIEZA ESTRATOS DE ARENISCAS Y QUE HA SIDO RELLENADA CON ESPORADICAS CONCENTRACIONES Y DISEMINACIONES DE GALENA Y ESFALERITA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Delgado Valladares, Javier E. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-APR-94 Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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