Boliche Mines and Prospects

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Alteration
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10065600
MRDS ID	TC40956
Record type	Site
Current site name	Boliche Mines and Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-77.59282, -9.50603 (WGS84)
Elevation	4200
Location accuracy	5000(meters)
Relative position	ABOUT 6 KM WNW 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 SE SHOULDER OF CERRO RUQUI; ORE BODY 1 IN SADDLE OF SOUTH PEAK AT 4350-4400 M; BOLICHE MINE IS AT 4000M, ORE BODY 4 AT 4120 M.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Lead	Primary
Zinc Critical	Primary
Silver	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Galena	Ore
Pyrite	Ore
Sphalerite	Ore
Stibnite	Ore
Quartz	Gangue

Alteration

(Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-77.59282, -9.50603	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Name WESTERN MOST

Strike N45-60W}N75E, N85E, EW,N55W}N75E}N60E}N65-70E}N50-60E

Dip 80-85 NE}75SE, 60-90N, 80N, 30SW}STEEP SE}65SE}STEEP S}

Thickness 0.1M

Length 160M
Name VARIOUS PITS

Strike N45-60W}N75E, N85E, EW,N55W}N75E}N60E}N65-70E}N50-60E

Dip 80-85 NE}75SE, 60-90N, 80N, 30SW}STEEP SE}65SE}STEEP S}

Thickness 15M

Length 150M
Name BOLICHE MINE

Strike N45-60W}N75E, N85E, EW,N55W}N75E}N60E}N65-70E}N50-60E

Dip 80-85 NE}75SE, 60-90N, 80N, 30SW}STEEP SE}65SE}STEEP S}

Thickness 4M

Length 21M
Name NORTH OF ORE BODY 3

Strike N45-60W}N75E, N85E, EW,N55W}N75E}N60E}N65-70E}N50-60E

Dip 80-85 NE}75SE, 60-90N, 80N, 30SW}STEEP SE}65SE}STEEP S}

Thickness 4M

Length 180M
Name NEAR BOLICHE MINE

Strike N45-60W}N75E, N85E, EW,N55W}N75E}N60E}N65-70E}N50-60E

Dip 80-85 NE}75SE, 60-90N, 80N, 30SW}STEEP SE}65SE}STEEP S}

Length 225M
Name S SIDE

Dip 80-85 NE}75SE, 60-90N, 80N, 30SW}STEEP SE}65SE}STEEP S}

Name	WESTERN MOST
Strike	N45-60W}N75E, N85E, EW,N55W}N75E}N60E}N65-70E}N50-60E
Dip	80-85 NE}75SE, 60-90N, 80N, 30SW}STEEP SE}65SE}STEEP S}
Thickness	0.1M
Length	160M

Name	VARIOUS PITS
Strike	N45-60W}N75E, N85E, EW,N55W}N75E}N60E}N65-70E}N50-60E
Dip	80-85 NE}75SE, 60-90N, 80N, 30SW}STEEP SE}65SE}STEEP S}
Thickness	15M
Length	150M

Name	BOLICHE MINE
Strike	N45-60W}N75E, N85E, EW,N55W}N75E}N60E}N65-70E}N50-60E
Dip	80-85 NE}75SE, 60-90N, 80N, 30SW}STEEP SE}65SE}STEEP S}
Thickness	4M
Length	21M

Name	NORTH OF ORE BODY 3
Strike	N45-60W}N75E, N85E, EW,N55W}N75E}N60E}N65-70E}N50-60E
Dip	80-85 NE}75SE, 60-90N, 80N, 30SW}STEEP SE}65SE}STEEP S}
Thickness	4M
Length	180M

Name	NEAR BOLICHE MINE
Strike	N45-60W}N75E, N85E, EW,N55W}N75E}N60E}N65-70E}N50-60E
Dip	80-85 NE}75SE, 60-90N, 80N, 30SW}STEEP SE}65SE}STEEP S}
Length	225M

Name	S SIDE
Dip	80-85 NE}75SE, 60-90N, 80N, 30SW}STEEP SE}65SE}STEEP S}

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the production information

INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

ADITS, INCLINE, SURFACE CUTS.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC40956

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, 165 P.
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	ORE BODY 1: SILICIFIED AND PYRITIZED BRECCIA.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-94	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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