Unnamed Prospects

Past Producer in Huancavelica, Peru with commodity Mercury

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10065720
MRDS ID	TC41104
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-74.99025, -12.97561 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	3.9 KM S 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 YATES AND OTHERS (1951) MAP AT COORDINATES 2000 S AND 300 W.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Mercury	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Cinnabar	Ore
Galena	Ore
Mercury	Ore
Pyrite	Ore
Realgar	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 Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-74.99025, -12.97561	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Huancavelica Quicksilver District

Comments on the production information

INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

SHALLOW TRENCHES.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC41104

Bibliographic references

Deposit

YATES, R.G., KENT, D.F., AND CONCHA, J.F., 1951, GEOLOGY OF THE HUANCAVELICA QUICKSILVER DISTRICT, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 975-A, P. 1-43
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.