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Ancush Tranca Prospect

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Zinc, Lead, 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065565
MRDS ID TC40915
Record type Site
Current site name Ancush Tranca Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.88394, -9.19826 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 16 KM WSW OF YUNGAY.

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 ANCUSH TRANCA QUEBRADA THAT IS SOUTH FORK OF QUEBRADO SAN BERNALDO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Epidotized, Chloritized

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.88394, -9.19826
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N55E
    Dip 25-85N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL TONNAGE REMAINS.

Comments on the workings information

  • CUT 3 X 3 M.

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 GROUP OF IRREGULAR, SHORT FRACTURES N, NW, NE.

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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