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Huancahuasi, Sitio

Past Producer in Huanuco, Peru with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023090
MRDS ID HUA0080
Record type Site
Current site name Huancahuasi, Sitio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.23139, -10.09127 (WGS84)
Elevation 2100
Relative position A TRES KM AL NORTE DE LA LOCALIDAD DE AMBO

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

  • SE UBICA EN LA CHACARA HUANCAHUASI Y SE ACCEDE POR LA CARRETERA QUE UNE AMBO CON LA CIUDAD DE HUANUCO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EL MINERAL DE RELLENO ES CUARZO LECHOSO Y PEROXIDO DE HIERRO HIDRATADO

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidacion

Analytical data

Result LAS MUESTRAS ENSAYARON TRAZAS DE ORO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Grupo Machay
    Rock description Grupo Machay
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.23139, -10.09127
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estratigrafico (Planos De Estratificacion)

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN LA ZONA AFLORAN PRINCIPALMENTE CALIZAS CON RUMBO N-S Y BUZAMIENTO DE 80 HACIA EL ESTE , TAMBIEN SE ENCUENTRAN ARENISCAS PIZARROSAS COLOR ROJO LADRILLO CON UNA POTENCIA DE APROXIMADAMENTE 3 KM EN EL PUEBLO MISMO SE ALTERNAN CALIZAS, MARGAS, ARENISCA, ARCILLAS Y CONGLOMERADO. EN LAS CAPAS DE ARCILLA QUE SE ENCUENTRAN EN EL PUEBLO DE HUACAR LAS ARCILLAS CONTIENEN IMPRESIONES DE GRAPTOLITOS SILURICOS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • EXISTEN CATEOS BASTANTE ANTIGUOS SOBRE FILONES SIN MAYOR PREPONDERANCIA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OCHOA, NICANOR G.; "RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA PROV. DE HUANUCO"; BOLETIN NO. 9 DEL CUERPO DE INGENIEROS DE MINAS DEL PERU; 1904

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE UN FILON PEQUENO QUE MUESTRA CUARZO EN GEODAS Y LIMONITA

Reporter information

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

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