Condor Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065746
MRDS ID TC41141
Record type Site
Current site name Condor Mine
Alternate or previous names Cahuide Mine
Related records 10206028

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.31419, -9.3227 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 23 KM E OF CHANCOS.

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

  • ON N FACE OF SHOULDER E OF GLACIAL LAKE AT HEAD OF QUEBRADA HONDA ABOVE TRIBUTARY GLACIER FLOWING SW FROM NEVADO COPAP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.31419, -9.3227

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quebrada Honda-Vesuvio Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

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 SEVERAL VEINS IN BEDDING PLANE FAULTS

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.