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Gotas De Oro, Mina

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004010
MRDS ID ANC0120
Record type Site
Current site name Gotas De Oro, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.16642, -9.66463 (WGS84)
Elevation 3640
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 60 KM. DE CATAC., Est . Tomado De La Hoja De Huaraz 20-H. Esc. 1:100000

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

  • LA MINA SE ENCUNETRA UBICADA EN EL CERRO PUMA-CANCHA, DISTRITO DE CHAVIN, PROV. HUARI, DEP. ANCASH. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA A PARTIR DE LA LOCALIDAD DE MACHA MEDIANTE 5 KM DE CAMINO DE HERRADURA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Analytical data

Result 0.34 OZ/TC AG, 0.25% PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.16642, -9.66463
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 65W
    Dip 32SW

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA DELK DNEUNCIO SE OBSERVA UNA SECUENCIA DE CUARCITAS Y PIZARRAS, LAS QUE SE ENCUENTRAN CUBIERTAS POR VEGETACION Y MATERIAL DETRITICO.

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 Teodoro Arce A.

Comments on development

  • LAS LABORES ESTAN EN SU MAYOR PARTE DERRUMBADAS NO HABIENDOSE REALIZADO LABORES DE EXPLORACION Y DESARROLLO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MEDINA G., GUILLERMO; INFORME DE LA MINA GOTAS DE ORO, B.M.P. DICIEMBRE 1971, COD. B2653.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE DOS ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS DENOMINADAS A Y B, CONCORDANTES A LOS PLANOS ESTRATIGRAFICOS QUE SE PRESENTAN COMO REREMPLAZAMINETO Y RELLENO PARCIAL EN ESTRATOS DE PIZARRAS.

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

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