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Protectora Mine

Past Producer in Huanuco, 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. Geologic structures
  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 10065732
MRDS ID TC41121
Record type Site
Current site name Protectora Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.04807, -9.84101 (WGS84)
Elevation 4550
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 12.5 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

  • HIGH ON S WALL OF QUEBRADA TORRES, 1 KM S OF HACIENDA TORRES, NEAR CREST OF RIDGE BETWEEN QUEBRADAS TORRES AND TANASH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.04807, -9.84101
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticline With Axial Plane Strikes N35w, Vertical.

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N35-50W
    Dip 35 SW
    Thickness 0.8M
    Length 15M
    Width 3M

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

  • IN 1949, WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND PRODUCED LESS THAN 1 TON OF GALENA CONCENTRATES PER MONTH. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • 6 M ADIT WITH UPWARD STOPE OF 3 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

  • Production

    BODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE IN LENSES UP TO 4 M LONG AND 0.3 M THICK, LENSES CONTAIN 20-30% SPHALERITE AND GALENA.

Reporter information

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

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