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Yanacon Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065589
MRDS ID TC40943
Record type Site
Current site name Yanacon Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.69504, -9.35297 (WGS84)
Elevation 4340
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 9 KM NE 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

  • ON NE FLANK OF RIDGE NAMED CERRO MATIASCANCHA; 1 KM NW OF HUISCOR PROSPECT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.69504, -9.35297
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name UPPER YANACON
    Strike N}N65E
    Dip 65W}55-60SE
    Thickness 0.1M
    Length 20M
  • Name LOWER YANACON
    Strike N}N65E
    Dip 65W}55-60SE
    Length 13M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 20 M CUT AND 12 M CUT IN LOWER YANACON, 13 M ADIT IN UPPER YANACON.

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

Reporter information

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

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

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