| Deposit ID | 10065557 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC40905 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Pedro Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.00144, -8.80189 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4235 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | 13 KM NW OF HUAILAS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ancash(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Ancash |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||
| |||
| (1) | -78.00144, -8.80189 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1677 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC40905 |
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
CIMRI
BODENLOS AND STRACZEK (1957).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: COLONIAL TIMES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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