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Rosita Prospect

Occurrence in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper
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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 10065752
MRDS ID TC41150
Record type Site
Current site name Rosita Prospect
Related records 10158557

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.96918, -10.23183 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 5 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

  • NEAR E RIM OF CANYON ON S SIDE OF PACLLON-LLAMAC RIDGE, 150-200 M SW OF AGUSTIN PROSPECT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.96918, -10.23183
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS, LENSES
    Strike N15-20W
    Dip 70-80 SW
    Thickness 0.6M
    Length 15M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pacllon-Llamac Mining District

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 OR 4 PITS AND TRENCHES.

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 IN ZONE 150 M LONG PARALLEL TO BEDDING OF LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

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

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