Martin Luther King, 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 10004039
MRDS ID ANC0155
Record type Site
Current site name Martin Luther King, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.04974, -9.83128 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 180 KM. DE LA CIUDAD DE HUARAZ, Est . Tomada De La Hoja De Recuay 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 UBICADO EN LA QUEBRADA TANCAN-COCHA Y YANASHALLASH, DISTRITO DE AQUIA. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA DESDE LA PLANTA PACHAPAQUI MEDIANTE 15 KM DE CARRETERA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.92 OZ/TC AG, 0.84% PB, 0.02% ZN

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.04974, -9.83128

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (VETAS)
    Strike N20W
    Dip 60NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA DEL YACIMIENTO AFLORAN ROCAS CALIZAS, ARENISCAS Y LUTITAS.

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 Manuel Mallqui Valverde; Teofilo Regalado Arce.

Comments on development

  • EL YACIMIENTO HA SIDO RECONOCIDO POR UNA GALERIA DE 25 M. EN UN SOLO NIVEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    CLEMENTE LARRANAGA, JAIME; INFORME DE LA MINA MARTIN LUTHER KING, B.M.P. ENERO 1970, COD. B4297.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE UNA ESTRUCTURA MINERALIZADA QUE ENRUMBA AL N20W Y ATRAVIEZA ESTRATOS DE CALIZAS. EL RELLENO MINERAL ESTA FORMADO POR MINERALES DE PLOMO-PLATA, ALCANZANDO POTENCIAS DE 0.20 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.