Faltriquera Mine

Past Producer in Huancavelica, Peru with commodity Mercury
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10105342
MRDS ID TC41107
Record type Site
Current site name Faltriquera Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.98275, -12.87422 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2.5 KM S OF HUANCAVELICA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huancavelica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huancavelica

Comments on the location information

  • AJACENT TO SAN ROQUE MINE AND TO THE SOUTHWEST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Mercury Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 178
USGS model code 27b
Deposit model name Almaden Hg

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.98275, -12.87422

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Huancavelica Quicksilver District

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN SAME MARLY HORIZON AS SAN ROQUE MINE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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