Ccordelia Mine

Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodity Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10065753
MRDS ID TC41151
Record type Site
Current site name Ccordelia Mine
Related records 10157921

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.95807, -10.18044 (WGS84)
Elevation 4425
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 2 KM NE OF HACIENDA PALCA.

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 HEAD OF SMALL VALLEY N OF QUEBRADA LLAMAC.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.95807, -10.18044

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES, PODS, VEINLETS
    Thickness 0.3M
    Length 1.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pacllon-Llamac Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • SEVERAL TONS OF HIGH GRADE STIBNITE CONCENTRATES SHIPPED. INACTIVE INTERMITTENT PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SEVERAL TONS OF RESERVES (1949).

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS, TRENCHES, 3 ADITS, 2-6 M LONG.

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 PODS, VEINLETS WITHIN 50 M OF CONTACT WITH SANDSTONE IN ZONE 1 KM LONG.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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