San Vicente Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodity Antimony
Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065606
MRDS ID TC40962
Record type Site
Current site name San Vicente Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.59615, -9.84073 (WGS84)
Elevation 4750
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 7 KM SSE OF AIJA., Est+/- 2 Min

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 SW FLANK OF CERRO SAN VINCENTE, SEVERAL KMS NW OF LAGUNA PANCAN AT HEAD OF QUEBRADA YANCO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO PB OR ZN MINERALS OBSERVED IN VICINITY.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.59615, -9.84073

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25W
    Dip 85 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS.

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

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.