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Quichcahuayjo Mine

Past Producer in Huancavelica, Peru with commodity Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065717
MRDS ID TC41101
Record type Site
Current site name Quichcahuayjo Mine
Alternate or previous names Mina De La Quebrada De Los Espinos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.25776, -12.77228 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1.3 KM ESE OF HUANCAVELICA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huancavelica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huancavelica

Comments on the location information

  • ON E SLOPE OF QUICHCAHUAYJO RAVINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Mercury Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 178
USGS model code 27b
Deposit model name Almaden Hg

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Pucara Limestone
    Rock description Pucara Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.25776, -12.77228
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Thickness 9M
    Length 80M
    Width 60M

Comments on the geologic information

  • WEST FLANK OF ANTICLINE IN PUCARA LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Huancavelica Quick Silver District

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCHES AND STOPES OVER 80 M LENGTH, ADIT 100 M VERY CROOKED ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION IN E TRENDING, 90-60 W, DIPPING FRACTURES IN LIMESTONE STRIKING N, 20-30 W.

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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