San Jose Segundo, Mina

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086818
MRDS ID ANC0205
Record type Site
Current site name San Jose Segundo, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.54976, -9.74796 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 16 KM DE TICAPAMPA, Est . Tomada De La Hoja De Huaraz 20-H, Esc. 1:100000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • LA MINA SE ENCUENTRA UBICADA EN EL CERRO DE HUAYLLANCA, REGION DE TOCA, CORDILLERA NEGRA, DISTRITO DE TICAPAMPA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result 70.76% PB, 14.10 OZ/TC AG, 1.31% CU, 1.58% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.54976, -9.74796

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO
    Strike S45W
    Dip 45SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL YACIMIENTO SE ENCUENTYRA SOBRE UN MACIZO ERUPTIVO, COMPUESTO PRINCIPALMENTE DE ANDESITA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Nicanor Gonzales Aguirre

Comments on development

  • LA MINA HA SIDO EXPLORADA MEDIANTE UNA GALERIA DE 5 M. DE LARGO. EL PISO DE ESTA GA;ERIA SE HA TAJEADO EN FORMA DE PIQUE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TORRES MALAGA, GUSTAVO; INFORME DE LAS MINAS VISITADAS EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, B.M.P. JULIO 1955, COD.B4342

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE UNA VETA EMPLAZADA EN ANDESITA BASTANTE MINERALIZADO CON POTENCIAS DE 0.80 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-94 Delgado Valladares, Javier E. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-APR-94 Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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