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Cerro Jesus Vein Complex

Past Producer in Cajamarca, Peru with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080319
MRDS ID W031435
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Jesus Vein Complex

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.66646, -6.33144 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position JUST N OF HUALGAYOC, Lat. And Long For Hualgoyoc

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

  • MANY VEINS IN AREA 1.2 KM LONG AND 1 KM WIDE AT NORTH SIDE OF HUALGAYOC

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrargyrite Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stromeyerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue

Analytical data

Result HIGH SILVER VALUES CHIEFLY RESULT OF SUPERGENE ENRICHMENT

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.66646, -6.33144
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Many Veins And Shear Zones Strike N60e To E And Dip Steeply Nw To Se
Type of structure Local
Structure description Cerro Jesus Pluton

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N60E TO EAST
    Dip 60N TO VERTICAL TO 80S
    Thickness 500M
    Length 1200M
    Width 1000M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 300M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults And Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1771
Discoverer Spanish Conquistadores
Year of first production 1771
Year of last production 1950

Mining district

District name Hualgayoc Mining District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 120HA
    Length 5000M
    Overall depth 500M
    Overall length 1097.28M
    Overall width 1000M

Comments on the workings information

  • MOST WORKING DATE FROM TIME OF DISCOVERY TO EARLY 1900'S. LARGEST ADIT IS SOCARON REAL WHICH WAS OPENED IN COLONIAL TIMES TO CUT CERRO JESUS VEINS AT DEPTH; IS 800 M LONG INTO CERRO JESUS N40W AT DEPTH 450 M BELOW CREST

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANY VEINS OF WHICH MOST PERSISTENT ARE AS MUCH AS 1000 M LONG AND EXTEND TO DEPTHS OF MORE THAN 300 M

Reporter information

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

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