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Jesus-Magdalena Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065612
MRDS ID TC40969
Record type Site
Current site name Jesus-Magdalena Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.50698, -9.8074 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 7 KM SW OF TICAPAMPA.

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

  • JUST E. OF CREST OF CORDILLERA NEGRA IN CIRQUE AT HEAD OF QUEBRADA PACHACRURI; JESUS PROSPECT ON SW END OF N20-25E STRUCTURE; MAGDALENA ON NE END.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Chert Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Chloritization, Sericitization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.50698, -9.8074
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20-25E
    Dip 70-75SE, 45-50 SE
    Thickness 0.5M
    Length 300M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Anglo-French Ticapampa Silver Mining Co.
    First year 1947

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT.

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCHES 10 AND 70 M LONG (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

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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