Las Tres Alcantarillas, Mina

Past Producer in Huanuco, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023053
MRDS ID HUA0023
Record type Site
Current site name Las Tres Alcantarillas, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.57556, -9.58879 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position A 20 KM. AL ESTE DE LA LOCALIDAD DE MARIAS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huanuco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huanuco
Peru Huanuco

Comments on the location information

  • EL DENUNCIO SE ENCUENTRA EN EL PARAJE MATA MATA. EL ACCESO SE HACE COMO SIGUE: HUANUCO - PUENTE TINGO 108 KM. (CARRETERA) , PUENTE TINGO-MARIAS-GORGOR-MINA LAS TRES ALCANTARILLAS 30 KM. (HERRADURA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Supergena ,Oxidacion,Limonitizacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.57556, -9.58879

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike N 47E
    Dip 75NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico, Estratigrafico

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
    Owner Sociedad Minera Hermanos Godoy

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 14M

Comments on the workings information

  • SOLO EXISTE UNA MEDIA BARRETA DE 14 M. , MUESTRA EN SUS 10 PRIMEROS METROS UNA ESTRUCTURA INTERESTRATIFICADA A LA ROCA METAMORFICA LOS 4 M. RESTANTES CORREN EN ESTERIL . EL MUESTREO DIO LOS SIGUIENTES RESULTADOS : NIL. AU , 0.1 AG OZ/TC , 3.63 % CU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLEMENTE L., JAIME;INFORME TECNICO MINAS "LAS TRES ALCANTARILLAS" Y "TORRE JIRCA", BMP. 1970; COD.B4295

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE UNA ESTRUCTURA INTERESTRATIFICADA A LA ROCA METAMORFICA, TIENE POTENCIA MEDIA DE 30 CM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Escobar Moran, Ricardo Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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