| Deposit ID | 10068902 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002174 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mangan |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.78504, -9.30409 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4628 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | 14-16KM W OF CARHUAZ NEAR THE BOUNDARY OF THE PROVINCES OF YUNGAY AND CARHUAZ (HUARAS SHEET). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ancash(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Ancash |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Alabandite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -77.78504, -9.30409 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Buena Cashma Mine Is In Folded Cretaceous Sedimentary Rocks Just Ne Of A Contact With Flat-Lying Tertiary Volcanic Rocks. The Contact Is Intruded Nw Of Buena Cashma And N Of Mangan By A Stock Of Porphyritic Andesite. The Mangan Vein Is Enclosed In Rhyolite Flows And Welded Tuff With Some Sandstone And Conglomerate. |
| Name | MAIN VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N30-40W |
| Dip | 70-80SW |
| Thickness | 2M |
| Length | 300M |
| Width | 115M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002174 |
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 534
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
VELARDE, CARLOS E., 1908, LA MINERIA EN EL PERU: 365 P. LIMA, MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO, IMPRENTA LA OPINION NACIONAL, P. 64-65
BODENLOS, ALFRED J., AND STRACZEK, JOHN A., 1957, BASE METAL DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1040, P. 124-127.
PFLUCKER, LUIS A., 1906, YACIMIENTOS DE FIERRO DE AIJAY CALLEYCANCHA: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU, BOL., NO. 36, P. 28-29
1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP
F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.
METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | UP TO 8 M THICK. |
| Deposit | SHOOTS WITH LENGTH UP TO 100 M |
| Deposit | INCLUDES NUMEROUS VEINS |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1973 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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