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Rumicruz Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065559
MRDS ID TC40909
Record type Site
Current site name Rumicruz Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.94255, -8.90521 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 6 KM SW 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

  • NEAR HEAD OF HUAILAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Chloritization, Epidotization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.94255, -8.90521
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name NE PROSPECT
    Strike N85-90W}N75-90E
    Dip 45S}20-30S
    Thickness 0.8M
    Length 100M
    Width 7M
  • Strike N85-90W}N75-90E
    Dip 45S}20-30S
    Thickness 0.5M
    Length 11M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SW PROSPECT PIT AND UNDERCUT, NE PROSPECT 15 M ADIT, STOPE.

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

Reporter information

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

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

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