Prospect W of Socos

Occurrence in Ica, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064750
MRDS ID TC39228
Record type Site
Current site name Prospect W of Socos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.35526, -14.17668 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 3 KM E OF MOLLETAMBO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.35526, -14.17668

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40-30E
    Dip 70-80NW
    Thickness 0.04M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PAGE, N.J., 1982, SITE VISIT

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS VARIES FROM 1 TO 1.5 IN. BIOTITE VEINLETS PARALLEL MINERALIZED FRACTURES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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