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Isquez Lead Zinc Mine 9

Producer in Lima, Peru with commodities Zinc, Lead, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068965
MRDS ID W002243
Record type Site
Current site name Isquez Lead Zinc Mine 9

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.84974, -10.68959 (WGS84)
Elevation 4900
Relative position THE ISQUEZ REGION IS 10 KM WSW OF OYON, BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF TINTA AND MALLAY IN THE PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 9 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GANGUE MINERAL IS PYRITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.84974, -10.68959
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description See Comments

Ore body information

  • Strike N20W, VEINS N60-75W
    Dip 30NE
    Length 60M
    Width 0.2M
    Depth to bottom 800M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • See Comments

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • RICHEST ORE AT ISQUEZ REPORTED TO HAVE AVERAGED 1500 G/TON/AG; TORRICO Y MESA REPORT SELECTED ORE AT 16 KG/TON/AG

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INSUFFICIENT DATA 3/74 TO MAKE ESTIMATE. METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU INDICATE A DEPOSIT CONTAINING BETWEEN 100,000 AND ONE MILLION TONS OF ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1315

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MALAGA SANTOLALLA, FERMIN, 1904B, LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y SUS ASIENTOS MINERALES: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 19, P. 47-48

  • Deposit

    LEWIS, RICHARD W., JR, AND NARVAEZ, SIGFREDO, 1955, LOS DEPOSITOS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO: INST. NAC. DE INV. Y FOMENTO MINEROS BOL, NO. 13, P. 35-36

  • Deposit

    5) TORRICCO Y MESA, JUAN, 1900, MEMORIA SOBRE LAS RIQUEZAS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y EN ESPECIAL DE LOS CERROS DE CHANCA: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 1, V. 15, P. 89-93. REPRINTED 1956, AS: LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y SUS ASIENTOS MINERALES: MINERIA, V. 5, NO. 14, P. 43

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP

  • Production

    F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT ZONES 30 M WIDE, 1-5 M THICK

Reporter information

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

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