Cochasayhuas

Past Producer in Apurimac, Peru with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206718
MRDS ID APU0034
MAS/MILS ID 3330050026
Record type Site
Current site name Cochasayhuas
Related records 10004083

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.39962, -13.94779 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Apurimac(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Apurimac

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.39962, -13.94779

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cochasayhuas

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PURSER, W., 1971, METAL-MINING IN PERU, PAST AND PRESENT: PR

  • Deposit

    PUBS., NEW YORK, 339 PGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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