Capalo Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099559
MRDS ID TC40923
Record type Site
Current site name Capalo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.9081, -9.16492 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 18 KM WEST OF YUNGAY.

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 SOUTH END OF CERRO AQUILPAMPA RIDGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Galena Unknown

Analytical data

Result CHIP SAMPLE: 638 G/TON AG, 9.5% PB, 8.5% ZN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.9081, -9.16492

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20W
    Dip 50SW
    Thickness 0.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 M PIT AND SHORT DRIFT, INCLINED SHAFT, CROSS-CUT 35 M LONG.

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 VEIN IN BEDDING PLANE FAULT.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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