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Mercurio, Mina

Occurrence in Lima, 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. Alteration
  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 10026592
MRDS ID LIM0055
Record type Site
Current site name Mercurio, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.94307, -11.25596 (WGS84)
Elevation 2200
Relative position A 80 KM DE HUARAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima
Peru Lima

Comments on the location information

  • LA MINA "MERCURIO", ESTA SITUADA SOBRE LA QUEBRADA PARARA, AL SW DEL PUNTO DE BIFURCACION DE CARRETERA DE LOS PUEBLOS DE IHUARI Y HUACHINGA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidos De Cobre

Analytical data

Result MUESTRA 02129, POT 0.08 M, 0.5 OZ/TC DE AG, 1.11 % DE CU, UBICACION P.P. + 100 M AL N.MUESTRA 02128,POT 0.05 M, 0.1 OZ/TC DE AG, 0.45 % DE CU, UBICACION P.P. + 150 M AL N.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.94307, -11.25596
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike N 40 E
    Dip 90
    Thickness 0.01M
    Length 30M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA ROCA PREDOMINANTE EN LA ZONA ES GRANODIORITA OBSERVANDOSE, EN MENOR PROPORCION, AFLORAMIENTOS ANDESITICOS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Juan Edmundo Eusebio Vega

Comments on development

  • EN LA VETA "MERCURIO" NO SE HA REALIZADO NINGUNA LABOR MINERA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALDOMERO GALLEGOS; INFORME TECNICO MINA "MERCURIO"; BMP. DICIEMBRE DE 1970; COD. B7529

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOS MINERALES ENCONTRADOS EN LA ZONA ESTUDIADA, POR SUS BAJAS LEYES Y ESCASO VOLUMEN NO OFRECEN POSIBILIDADES PARA EFECTUAR EXPLORACIONES, NO JUSTIFICANDOSE POR TANTO NINGUNA INVERSION.
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA FORMADO POR DOS FILONES DE CUARZO QUE CONTIENEN ESCASAS CONCENTRACIONES DE CHALCOPIRITA, EN CAJAS DE GRANITO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Gastiaburu, Zuloaga (David, Andres) Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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