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Otusco Prospect

Past Producer in Huanuco, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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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 10065731
MRDS ID TC41120
Record type Site
Current site name Otusco Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.05252, -9.84101 (WGS84)
Elevation 4530
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 12.9 KM WNW OF HUALLANCA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huanuco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huanuco

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR TOP OF EAST WALL OF QUEBRADA CHOGORACRA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.05252, -9.84101
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15-25W
    Dip 80 SW
    Thickness 6M
    Length 12M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Huallanca Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • 1-2 TONS LOW GRADE ORE MINED PRE-1949. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • A FEW TONS (1949).

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT AND PITS.

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

  • Production

    BODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OCCURS ON BEDDING PLANE SHEARS.

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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