Mundo Nuevo, Tamboras, La Victoria Tungsten District- 42

Producer in La Libertad, Peru with commodities Molybdenum, Tungsten, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001591
MRDS ID W002024
Record type District
Current site name Mundo Nuevo, Tamboras, La Victoria Tungsten District- 42
Alternate or previous names La Negra Zone, Compacha, Veins Include El Pueblo, El Chorro, El Toro, San Fernando, Victoria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.96649, -8.04523 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATION FROM METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969 NO. 42 - ALTITUDE APPROXIMATE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Libertad(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru La Libertad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) SILICIFICATION
  • (Local) PYRITIZATION
  • (Local) PHYLLITIC
  • (Local) ARGILLIC

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.96649, -8.04523

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description NW TRENDING FAULTS AND BRECCIA ZONES, THE LOCI OF MUNDO NUEVO TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1900
Year of first production 1912

Mining district

District name MUNDO NUEVO TUNGSTEN DISTRICT
District name TAMBORAS TUNGSTEN DISTRICT
District name LA VICTORIA TUNGSTEN DISTRICT

Reference information

Beyond USGS

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