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Cascajal Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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. Geologic structures
  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 10105344
MRDS ID TC41157
Record type Site
Current site name Cascajal Mine
Related records 10206941

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.21225, -9.98795 (WGS84)
Elevation 4555
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 11.6 KM W 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

  • W SIDE OF QUEBRADA TUCO, ABOUT 1 KM S OF COSMOS AREA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.21225, -9.98795
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nose Of Overturned Syncline.

Ore body information

  • Name UPPER VEIN
    General form IRREGULAR, PODS, LENSES
    Strike N65-70W}E
    Dip 65 NE}40-60 N
    Length 200M
  • Name 200 M NE ADIT
    General form IRREGULAR, PODS, LENSES
    Strike N65-70W}E
    Dip 65 NE}40-60 N

Comments on the geologic information

  • RECRYSTALLIZED LIMESTONE OCCURS IN SHALE-SANDSTONE SEQUENCE.

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

  • WORKED PRE-1949, SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF ROCK WERE REMOVED. INACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS AND 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 ORE BODY 0: NEAR NOSE OF SYNCLINE.

Reporter information

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

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