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Diomedes Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099557
MRDS ID TC40908
Record type Site
Current site name Diomedes Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.90338, -8.89577 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 3 KM SOUTH OF HUAILAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • ON EAST FORK OF SOUTH TRIBUTARY OF QUEBRADA RUMICRUZ.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.90338, -8.89577
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N45E
    Dip 40-60SE
    Thickness 0.8M
    Length 25M
    Width 3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sr. Pedro Villar
    First year 1946

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1957, BASE-METAL DEPOSITS OF THE CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1040, 165P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IS PROSPECT 500 M SOUTH IN VEIN N80E, 70SE, 0.75 M THICK BUT WITH ONLY IRON OXIDES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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