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Cerro Panicocha Prospect

Occurrence in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper
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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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065605
MRDS ID TC40961
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Panicocha Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.61032, -9.82156 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 4.5 KM S OF AIJA.

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 SAN VINCNTE- CERRO COND OR PUNTA RIDGE NE OF QUEBRADA YANCO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 283 G/TON AG, 22% PB, 0.3% CU, 5% ZN FROM BAND 10 CM WIDE (BODENLOS AND STRACZEK, 1957)

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.61032, -9.82156
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N5-15E
    Dip 65 NW
    Thickness 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Alejandro Alvarado
    First year 1947

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • UNDER PROSPECTION IN 1957.

Comments on the workings information

  • PIT IN 1947.

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, 165 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    BODENLOS AND STRACZEK (1957).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-94 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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