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Rataquenua

Occurrence in Ancash, 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. 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 10065748
MRDS ID TC41143
Record type Site
Current site name Rataquenua
Related records 10255277

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.34197, -9.29187 (WGS84)
Elevation 4490
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 20 KM ENE 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

  • N SIDE OF UPPER QUEBRADA HONDA 2.25 KM NE OF FALLS AT FOOT OF VINOYAPAMPA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Kaolin Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.34197, -9.29187
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name LOWEST VEIN
    Strike N2W}N45W}N45W
    Dip 45 W}35 SW}25 SW
    Thickness 0.18M
    Length 20M
  • Name MIDDLE VEIN
    Strike N2W}N45W}N45W
    Dip 45 W}35 SW}25 SW
    Thickness 0.2M
    Length 40M
  • Name UPPER VEIN
    Strike N2W}N45W}N45W
    Dip 45 W}35 SW}25 SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quebrada Honda-Vesuvio Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SMALL.

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL PITS AND ADITS IN AREA 200 M LONG AND 100 M OF VERTICAL EXTENT.

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    BODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODY 0: IN GRANODIORITE. ORE BODY 1: 25 M ABOVE ORE BODY 0; IN GRANODIORITE. ORE BODY 2: IN QUARTZITE N OF GRANODIORITE.

Reporter information

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

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