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Cerro Mariaucro Mines

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper
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  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 10065555
MRDS ID TC40903
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Mariaucro Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.92477, -8.88327 (WGS84)
Elevation 3693
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 3 KM NW OF HUAILAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIDGE OF CERRO MARIAUCRO ON NW SIDE OF QUEBRADA RUMICRUZ, AREA LOCALLY KNOWN AS YANAMARCA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.92477, -8.88327
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name NW SIDE OF RIDGE
    Strike N70-75E}N50E}N65E}N40E}N25E
    Dip 70-85SE}70SE}75S}75SE}75NW
    Thickness 2.75M
    Length 45M
    Width 8M
  • Name EAST OF OREBODY 0
    Strike N70-75E}N50E}N65E}N40E}N25E
    Dip 70-85SE}70SE}75S}75SE}75NW
    Thickness 0.15M
    Length 22M
    Width 10M
  • Name SOUTH OF RIDGE
    Strike N70-75E}N50E}N65E}N40E}N25E
    Dip 70-85SE}70SE}75S}75SE}75NW
    Thickness 0.25M
    Length 12M
  • Name SE SLOPE
    Strike N70-75E}N50E}N65E}N40E}N25E
    Dip 70-85SE}70SE}75S}75SE}75NW
    Length 50M
  • Name EAST OF OREBODY 3
    Strike N70-75E}N50E}N65E}N40E}N25E
    Dip 70-85SE}70SE}75S}75SE}75NW

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOLDED SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OVERLAIN UNCONFORMABLY BY VOLCANIC ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, CROSS CUTS, AND PITS - ALL SMALL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1957, BASE-METAL DEPOSITS OF THE CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1040, 165P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OREBODY 2: LIMONITE AND GOUGE OBSERVED. OREBODY 3: 2% SULFIDES. OREBODY 4: ESTIMATED 1-2% CU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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