| Deposit ID | 10068955 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002232 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Colquipucro Lead-Zinc Mine 2 |
| Alternate or previous names | Vein 95, Manto Sorpresa |
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.54973, -10.4146 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4000 |
| Relative position | THE COLQUIPUCRO MINE IS ABOUT 7 KM N 25 DEG W OF YANAHUANCA AND 45-50 KM NW OF CERRO DE PASCO IN THE PROVINCIA DE DANIEL CARRION |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pasco(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Pasco |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Lead | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Excelsior Formation;Pucara Group;;Goyllarisquisga Formation |
| Rock description | Excelsior Formation;Pucara Group;;Goyllarisquisga Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -76.54973, -10.4146 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Beds Dip, In General, Gently South Or West. Along The West Side Of The Mine Area A North-Striking Fault Brings Pucara Limestone To The Surface In Contact With Coal-Bearing Shale Of The Goyllarisquiga Formation, And At The North End Of The Map Area, An East-Trending Fault Of Unknown Displacement(More Than 50 M, Probably Much More) Brings Excelsior Formation In Contact With Pucara Limestone. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50-90W; N45-70E |
| Dip | 55NE; 55NW |
| Length | 200M |
| Width | 0.1M |
| Depth to bottom | 150M |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50-90W; N45-70E |
| Dip | 55NE; 55NW |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1825 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Minera Colquipucro, S. A. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002232 |
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1389
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
BUENO, ISMAEL C., 1889, CERRO DE PASCO; MINAS DEL DISTRITO DE YANAHUANCA: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., V. 5, P. 59-61.
ROSE KAMP, E., 1954, INFORME TECNICO MINA "COLQUIPURCO": BANCO MINERA PERU, COD. B7322.
1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP
F. SIMONS (1960). ROSE KAMP (1954).
METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: BEGINNING OF 19TH CENTURY |
| Deposit | ELEVEN VEINS STRIKING EITHER N50-90W, OR N45-70E, AND DIP 55-80W. THE VEINS CONSIST OF GALENA, SPHALERITE, & MANGANESE OXIDE. AT THE BASE OF THE GOYLLARISQUIGA FORMATION IS AN IRREGULAR YELLOWISH OR BLACK LAYER OR MANTO OF IRON & MANGANESE OXIDES THAT CONTAIN AN APPRECIABLE AMOUNT OF AG, POSSIBLY IN THE FORM ARGENTITE, & SOME LEAD(CARBONATE?). LIMESTONE OF THE FOOTWALL IS SILICIFIED. ORE CONTAINS 4-20% LEAD, 7-10% ZINC, & 350-1500GRAMS OF AG PER TON; SOME VERY RICH AG ORE IS REPORTED TO CARRY MORE THAN 3KG. PER TON. AT THE NE CORNER OF THE MAP AREA A VERY PROMINANT GOSSAN LIES ON PUCARA LIMESTONE, IN PLACES ALONG THE FAULT CONTACT WITH EXCELSIOR FORMATION. |
| Deposit | PUCARA GROUP OCCURS AT N. AND S. ENDS OF MINE AREA AND PRESUMABLY AT DEPTH BELOW THE ENTIRE MINERALIZED AREA. SEE RECORD PAS0050. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1973 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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