Pravda, Mina

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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 10004034
MRDS ID ANC0149
Record type Site
Current site name Pravda, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.05807, -9.90628 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 180 KM DE HUARAZ, Est . Tomado De La Hoja De Huaraz 20-I, 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

  • EL YACIMIENTO SE ENCUENTRA EN EL SECTOR DENOMINADO PASO AL BURRO, CABECERA QUEBRADA AZULMIRA VECINA A LA MINA AUXILIO, DISTRITO DE HUALLANCA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.84% PB, 1.26 OZ/TC AG, 2.08% ZN.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.05807, -9.90628

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (VETAS)

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA DEL YACIMIENTO AFLORAN ESTRATOS CALCAREOS CONSTITUIDOS POR ARENISCAS, LUTITAS Y CALIZAS INTRUIDAS POR PORFIDOS DACITICOS Y GRANODIORITICOS, QUE SE ORIENTAN AL N40W Y QUE CORRESPONDEN AL FLANCO DE UN ANTICLINAL.

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 Cia. Minera Santa Anita S.A.

Comments on development

  • EL YACIMIENTO HA SIDO RECONOCIDO MEDIANTE LABORES QUE DEMUESTRAN EL CARACTER IRREGULAR DE LA MINERALIZACION LA CUAL SE PRESENTA LOCALIZADA IRREGULARMENTE EN EL CONTACTO DE ROCAS CALCAREAS E INTRUSIVO MONZONITICO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VALLENCIA BELLIDO, RONAL; VENEGAS HAUXWELL, FRANCO; ESTUDIO DE LA ZONA MINERA DE PACHAPAQUI, B.M.P. MAYO 1972, COD. B2982

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE DOS MANTOS CONTENIENDO MINERALIZACION DE OCURRENCIA LENTICULAR CONSTITUIDA POR GALENA, ESFALERITA Y CALCOPIRITA EN UNA MATRIZ SILICOSA Y PIRITOSA. LOS AFLORAMIENTOS SON VIVIBLES EN 200 M. TIENEN ENCAMPANE DE 60 M. Y ALCANZAN POTENCIAS VARIABLES ENTRE 1.10 M A 2.0 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-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

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