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La Esperanza Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065749
MRDS ID TC41146
Record type Site
Current site name La Esperanza Mine
Related records 10132974

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.96502, -10.22488 (WGS84)
Elevation 4485
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 5.2 KM SE OF POCPA.

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

  • S SIDE OF PACLLON-LLAMAC RIDGE 200 M W OF FABULOSA PROSPECT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.96502, -10.22488
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name MAJOR VEIN
    Strike N55-70E}N60W
    Dip 60-70 NW}60 SW
    Thickness 0.45M
    Length 90M
  • Name BRANCH VEIN
    Strike N55-70E}N60W
    Dip 60-70 NW}60 SW
    Thickness 1M
    Length 35M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of last production 1942

Mining district

District name Pacllon-Llamac Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW TONS HAND SORTED AG CONCENTRATES PRE-1942.

Comments on the workings information

  • PIT, OPEN STOPE 5 M DEEP, 10 M DRIFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1017, 166 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).

Reporter information

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

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