Sanagoran, Mina

Prospect in La Libertad, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  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 10026725
MRDS ID LLB0206
Record type Site
Current site name Sanagoran, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.99976, -7.73137 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Libertad(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru La Libertad
Peru La Libertad

Comments on the location information

  • EL ACCESO ES POR LA CARRETERA DE PENETRACION QUE UNE TRUJILLO CON LA CIUDAD DE HUAMACHUCO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Analytical data

Result AG=1.00 KG/TM.
Result CU=0.20%
Result AU=8.8 GR/TM.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Chicama;Chimu
    Rock description Chicama;Chimu
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.99976, -7.73137

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallas

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 0.11M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GALARZA ALCANTARA, OTHONIEL; RANGEL ZAVALA, CESAR; GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINEROS DEL AREA DE HUAMACHUCO; 1967. INGEMMET B0150

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO CONSTA DE VARIAS VETAS Y SOCAVONES DE MAS DE 50 M. DE LONGITUD Y UNA VETA DE 1.10 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Pantoja Moran, Francis Judith Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-1994 Rosa Gonzales Chavez Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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