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Rapi Nickel-Cobalt 40

Past Producer in Ayacucho, Peru with commodities Nickel, Cobalt, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068938
MRDS ID W002215
Record type Site
Current site name Rapi Nickel-Cobalt 40
Related records 10303947

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.78299, -13.11449 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position THE RAPI AREA IS PRESUMED TO BE ABOUT 10 KM SSW OF HUAYLLAHURA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ayacucho(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ayacucho

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 40 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GANGUE MINERALS ARE QUARTZ, PYRITE, CALCITE, PYRRHOTITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.78299, -13.11449
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 0.12M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Principal Deposits Appear To Be Iberia And Isona. Gray Limestone Is Folded Along East-Trending Axes And Locally Is Silicified And Altered To Garnetite And Hornsfels. Along The Bedding Are Zones With Veinlets Of Pyrrhotite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Galena, A Little Chalcopyrite, And Late Quartz That Replace Limestone. A Little Niccolite, Gersdorffite, And Tetrahedrite Are Reported.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INSUFFICIENT DATA 3/74 TO MAKE ESTIMATE. METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU INDICATE A SMALL DEPOSIT OF LITTLE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1572

  • Deposit

    PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP

  • Production

    F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS SHORT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1973 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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