Laguna Shaullan Prospects

Occurrence in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065584
MRDS ID TC40938
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Shaullan Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.74448, -9.3713 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 14 KM SW OF CARHUAS.

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

  • TWO DEPOSITS. ONE SE FLANK OF CIRQUE 1 KM FROM LAKE; SECOND SOUTH OF CIRQUE ON RIDGE FORMING DIVIDE OF CORDILLERA NEGRA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.74448, -9.3713

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name SE OF LAKE
    Strike N80W, N85W, N55W}N85W
    Dip 70N, 70N, 80NE}VERTICAL
    Thickness 0.2M
    Length 15M
  • Name SOUTH OF MAIN TRAIL
    Strike N80W, N85W, N55W}N85W
    Dip 70N, 70N, 80NE}VERTICAL
    Thickness 2M
    Length 80M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SE PROSPECT OPEN CUT AND 12 M ADIT; SOUTH PROSPECT 80 ADIT AND SHAFT, CAVED ADIT, CROSSCUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1957, BASE-METAL DEPOSITS OF THE CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1040, 165P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OREBODY 0: 3 VEINS WITHIN 110 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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