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Atahualpa, Mina

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Copper
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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 10004051
MRDS ID ANC0174
Record type Site
Current site name Atahualpa, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.89977, -8.29802 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 7 KM. AL SW DE CONCHUCOS., Est . Tomada De La Hoja De Pallasca 17-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 ESTA LOCALIZADA EN EL PARAJE DENOMINADO CERRO EL BRUJO. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA DESDE CONCHUCOS CON ACEMILAS EN UNAS DOS HORAS, SIGUIENDO UN CAMINO DE HERRADURA PRACTICAMENTE ABANDONADO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EN LA FRACTURA SOLO SE OBSERVA PIRITA. LA GALENA Y CALCOPIRITA APARECEN ESPORADICAMENTE EN FORMA DISEMINADA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result 1 OZ/TC AG, TZ. CU.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.89977, -8.29802
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO
    Strike S4W
    Dip 60SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA ROCA PREDOMINANTE ES CUARCITA.

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 Lorenzo Ore Lara

Comments on the workings information

  • LOS TRABAJOS DE EXPLOTACION SE ENCUENTRAN PARALIZADOS.

Comments on development

  • LA MINA HA SIDO RECONOCIDA MEDIANTE TRES LABORES QUE ENLA ACTUALIDAD ESTAN INACCESIBLES Y ANEGADAS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GALVAN, CARLOS; INFORME DE LA MINA EL MUQUE Y OTRAS, B.M.P. ENERO 1966, COD. B3336

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE UNA FRACTURA QUE ATRAVIEZA CUARCITAS, CON POTENCIA PROMEDIO DE 0.08 M.

Reporter information

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