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Unnamed Prospect South of Jatuncaca

Occurrence in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Zinc, Lead
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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 10065595
MRDS ID TC40950
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect South of Jatuncaca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.62532, -9.42575 (WGS84)
Elevation 3820
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 6 KM WEST OF PALTAY; ABOUT 15 KM NW OF HUARAS.

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 BETWEEN QUEBRADAS JACAYURAL AND COLCAPAMPA; 100 M SOUTH OF JATUNACA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS 1.15 M: 70 G/TON AG, 10.4% ZN, 0.7% PB (BODENLOS AND STRACZEK, 1957).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.62532, -9.42575
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 85SW
    Thickness 1.8M
    Length 30M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

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 ARE OTHER PROSPECTS NEARBY; ALL SMALL VEINS.

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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