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La Merced No 2, Mina

Occurrence in Ancash, Peru with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094107
MRDS ID ANC0050
Record type Site
Current site name La Merced No 2, Mina
Alternate or previous names La Merced Frb.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.90616, -8.36469 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 274 KM DE LA CIUDAD DE TRUJILLO., Est . Tomado De La Hoja De Palllasca 17-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

  • EL ACCESO A LA MINA SE REALIZA SIGUIENDO LA RUTA TRUJILLO-PASTO BUENO-PAMPAS-LACABAMBA. DESDE EL PUEBLO DE PAMAPAS SE SIGUE EN ACEMILAS POR CAMINO DE HERRADURA DE UNOS 12 KM HASTA LA MINA, DISTANTE APROX. 2 KM. AL ESTE DEL PUEBLO DE LACABAMBA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ES IRREGULAR.

Analytical data

Result 1.71% W03

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.90616, -8.36469
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (HILOS)
    Strike S20W
    Dip 40SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL RASGO GEOLOGICO PRINCIPAL ES LA PRESENCIA DE UN DIQUE DE GRANITO, INTIMAMENTE RELACIONADO CON LA MINERALIZACION DE TUNSTENO, QUE CORTA UNOS ESTRATOS DE PIZARRA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ricardo Vasquez Vera.

Comments on development

  • EL YACIMIENTO HA SIDO RECONOCIDO POR PEQUENOS CATEOS SUPERFICIALES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MUNOZ NAJAR, JAVIER; INFORME TECNICO MINA LA MERCED NO. 2, B.M.P. ENERO 1983. COD. B2164.

  • Deposit

    GALVAN CARLOS; INFORME DE LA MINA LA MERCED FRB. B.M.P. ENERO 1964, COD. B3221.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE DOS VETAS PARALELAS, BIEN DEFINIDAS A 100 M. UNA DE OTRA. LA POTENCIA VARIA ENTRE 2 A 4 M. LA MINERALIZACION SE PRESENTA EN FORMA DE PEQUENOS HILOS.

Reporter information

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

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