Improvisada 59 Segundos, Mina

Occurrence in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Zinc, Copper
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. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004001
MRDS ID ANC0097
Record type Site
Current site name Improvisada 59 Segundos, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.41642, -9.99794 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 117 KM. DE LA CIUDAD DE HUARAZ., Est . Tomado Del Mapa De Ubicacion De La Mina Improvisada 59 Segundo, Feb. 1972, Esc.1:500000.

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

  • EL YACIMIENTO SE UBICA EN EL CERRO TUCU, MARGEN DERECHA DE LA QUEBRADA DEL MISMO NOMBRE, DISTRITO DE AQUIA Y EL ACCESO SE REALIZA MEDIANTE EL ITINERARIO HUARAZ-CONOCOCHA-CASABLANCA-MINA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.59% PB, 0.87 OZ/TC AG, 6.93% ZN, 0.07% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.41642, -9.99794

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip 20N

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN CONCORDANCIA CON UN HORIZONTE CALCAREO SE PRESENTA EL DENOMINADO MANTO PRINCIPAL QUE SE ORIENTA EN DIRECCION E-W Y BUZA 20 AL N.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Edmundo Robles Valenzuela

Comments on the workings information

  • NO EXISTEN LABORES MINERAS.

Comments on development

  • NO EXISTEN LABORES NI DESARROLLOS QUE PERMITAN CONOCER LAS CARACTERISTICAS DEL YACIMIENTOS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VENEGAS HAUXWELL, FRANCO; INFORME DE LA MINA IMPROVISADA 59 SEGUNDO, B.M.P. FEBRERO 1972, COD. B2420.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE UN RELLENO DE MINERAL CONSTITUIDO POR PEQUENAS CANTIDADES DE GALENA Y ESFALERITA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Delgado Valladares, Javier E. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-APR-94 Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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