| Deposit ID | 10023109 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | HUA0104 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Quebrada Casacancha, Prospectos |
| Related records | 10023110, 10023106 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.05807, -9.83128 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4800 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Huanuco(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Huanuco |
| Peru | Huanuco |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Machay |
| Rock description | Machay |
| (1) | -77.05807, -9.83128 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Anticlinal |
| General form | ISOMETRICO |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1925 |
| District name | Huallanca |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | HUA0104 |
BODENLOS ALFRED, J; ESTUDIOS DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE HUALLANCA (TRADUCIDO AL CASTELLANO POR G. TANTALEAN 1963); INFO 1963; COD.B171
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EL YACIMIENTO CONSISTE EN VARIAS VENAS DE PIRITA Y GALENA , EN EL CONTACTO ENTRE UN PORFIDO RIOLITICO Y CALIZA ESTRATIFICADA |
| Deposit | EL AREA PARECE ENCONTRARSE EN UNA DEGLACIACION MUY RAPIDA . DE ACUERDO A LOS RESIDENTES DEL LUGAR , LOS DEPOSITOS FUERON CUBIERTOS POR HIELO HASTA HACE 15 O 20 ANOS , EN LA ACTUALIDAD EL HIELO HA RETROCEDIDO VARIAS DECENAS DE METROS . SIN EMBARGO A CORTA DISTANCIA HACIA EL SUR UNA LARGA LENGUA DE HIELO SE EXTIENDFE DEBAJO DEL NIVEL DEL CONTACTO DE LA CALIZA Y EL PORFIDO. VEA RECORD NUMBER W031410. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1994 | Escobar Moran, Ricardo | Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru |
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