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Mines On Cerro Pucar

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099565
MRDS ID TC40972
Record type Site
Current site name Mines On Cerro Pucar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.54059, -9.75768 (WGS84)
Elevation 4620
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 11 KM W OF TICAPAMPA.

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

  • 175 M NW OF LARGE DUMP IN N TRENDING VALLEY ON HUANCAPETI MAP OF BODENLOS AND STRACZEK (1957).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.54059, -9.75768
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name MAIN VEIN
    Strike N10E, N50E, N45E
    Dip 90, 85SE, 75-80 SE
    Thickness 1M
    Length 72M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1677

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN VEIN HAS THREE ADITS; VARIOUS PROSPECT PITS.

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, 165 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE VEINS 50 M N OF MAIN VEIN IN ALTERED AND SILICIFIED VOLCANICS, 10-20 CM THICK, N70E, 80 NW. THERE ARE OTHER PROSPECTS IN THE AREA.
Deposit Discovery Year: COLONIAL TIMES (?)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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