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Monte Cristo Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065621
MRDS ID TC40980
Record type Site
Current site name Monte Cristo Mine
Related records 10207049

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.9603, -10.21738 (WGS84)
Elevation 4635
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 5 KM SSE OF POCPA.

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

  • NEAR TOP OF PACLLON RIDGE, 500 M S OF SUSANA MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Garnet Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.9603, -10.21738
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name PRINCIPAL VEIN
    General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N35W}N15-30W
    Dip 55 SW}65-90 SW
    Thickness 4M
    Length 75M
  • Name MINOR MINERALIZED ZONE
    General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N35W}N15-30W
    Dip 55 SW}65-90 SW
    Thickness 0.5M
    Length 2.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1677

Mining district

District name Pacllon-Llamac Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS, ONE 10 X 5 X 5-7 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1017, 166 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SOUTH EXTENSION OF WESTERN ZONE OF SUSANA MINE. ORE BODY 1: IN AREA 20 BY 30 M.
Deposit Discovery Year: COLONIAL TIMES

Reporter information

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

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