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Mario Mine

Past Producer in Cajamarca, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080318
MRDS ID W031434
Record type Site
Current site name Mario Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.66646, -6.33144 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1 KM S50E OF HUALGAYOC, Lat. And Long. For Hualgayoc, Acc To 1 Or 2 Min

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cajamarca(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cajamarca

Comments on the location information

  • ON S SIDE OF CERRO SAN JOSE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE IS 5% PB, 7% ZN, 6 OZ AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.66646, -6.33144
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ene Trending Veins In Cerro San Jose
Type of structure Local
Structure description Limestone Strikes N75w Dips 20 To 30s

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 1M
    Length 60M
    Width 30M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hualgayoc Mining District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERICKSEN, G.E., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE HUALGAYOC MINING DISTRICT, DEPARTAMENTO DE CAJAMARCA, PERU: NEW YORK, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PHD THESIS, 239 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-81 Ericksen, George E. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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