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Cerro Putaca Prospect

Occurrence in Ancash, Peru with commodity Silver
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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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065564
MRDS ID TC40914
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Putaca Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.94338, -9.08716 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 15 KM WSW OF CARAS.

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 SE FLANK OF CERRO PUTACA ON SOUTH SIDE OF LAKE IN GLACIATED VALLEY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.94338, -9.08716
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 55NE
    Thickness 1.5M
    Length 16M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Name of workings ADIT
    Length 16M

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

Beyond USGS

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

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