Pachapaqui Mining District

Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Antimony
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001831
MRDS ID W031419
Record type District
Current site name Pachapaqui Mining District
Alternate or previous names Pachapiqui, Patria, Esperanza, Otito, Paciencia, Arabia, Vetilla, Abandonada, Santa Elena, Primavera, Dos Compadres, Sinchi Roca, Santa Benita, Rascacielo, Socorro, Riqueza, Prado, San Antonio, Santa Clara, San Miguel I and Ii, Fortuna, Luis Adolfo, Gaby, Lucero Exito, Peru, San Judas Tadeo, Prospect 1
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Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.08304, -9.91465 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position THE AREA LIES WEST OF CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH AT THE HEADWATERS OF THE PATIUILCA RIVER. MOST OF THE MINES AND PROSPECTS ARE IN THREE MAJOR U-SHAPED VALLEYS LYING TO EAST AND NORTH OF PACHAPAQUI., WITHIN A RADIUS OF 2 OR 2 MINUTES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) SOME SURFACES STAINED WITH IRON OXIDE.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.08304, -9.91465

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description STEEPLY DIPPING NORMAL FAULTS; IRREGULAR DIKES AND STOCKS
Type of structure Regional
Structure description COMPLEX FOLDS AND FAULTS TRENDING NNW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer

Mining district

District name PACHAPAQUI MINING DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner COMPANIA MINERA ARGENTA BOLOGNESI
  • Type Operator
    Owner COMPANIA MINERA ARGENTA BOLOGNESI

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PETERSON, U., 1962, GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ANDES OF CENTRAL PERU, CERRO DE PASCO CORP., EXPLORATION DIVISION P. 142-144.

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017, 166 P.

Beyond USGS

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