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Chauchara, Mina

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Antimony
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003989
MRDS ID ANC0072
Record type Site
Current site name Chauchara, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.0831, -8.6705 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500
Relative position A 12 KM. DEL PUEBLO DE CABANA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • PARA LLEGAR AL YACIMIENTO SE VIAJA EN FERROCARRIL DE CHIMBOTE A QUIROZ EN 4 HRS. LUEGO SE RECORREN 57 KM. DE CARRETERA AFIRMADA DESDE QUIROZ A CABANA EN 4 HRS. Y DESDE CABANA A LA PROPIEDAD SE RECORREN 12 KM. DE CAMINO DE HERRADURA EN 3 HRS. DE VIAJE EN ACEMILA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result 3.2 OZ/TC AG, 2.73% PB, 3.35% SB, 18.85% WO3.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.0831, -8.6705
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA ROCA DOMINANTE EN TODA EL AREA, ES UNA LUTITA PIZARROSA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ricardo Cambursano

Comments on development

  • EXISTEN TRES ZONAS: RIO NEGRO, HUACLAYOC, TOMARINGA. LA ZONA DE TOMARINGA ES LA MAS IMPORTANTE ES LA MAS IMPORTANTE, PERO ESTA FUERA DE LOS LIMITES DEL DENUNCIO. ; ECON.COM: SOLO EL AREA DE TOMARINAGA, UBICADA FUERA DE LOS LIMITES DEL DENUNCIO, PRESENTA BUENAS ESPECTATIVAS ECONOMICAS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VILCHEZ ORTIZ, NICANOR; INFORME TECNICO DE LA MINA CHAUCHARA, B.M.P. FEBRERO 1970, COD. B2238.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EN LA ZONA DE TOMARINGA, SE ENCUENTRA AFLORANDO UN DIQUE DE CUARZO LECHOSO CONTENIENDO DISEMINACIONES ESPORADICAS DE UNA MENA TUGSTENIFERA. EN LA ZONA DEL RIO NEGRO SE ENCUENTRAN FRACTURAS CASI HORIZONTALES QUE ESTAN RELLENADAS PRINCIPALMENTE CON ARSENOPIRITA SIN VALORES COMERCIALES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1994 Delgado Valladares, Javier E. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-MAR-1994 Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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

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