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Aida Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099571
MRDS ID TC41144
Record type Site
Current site name Aida Mine
Related records 10158000

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.95807, -10.22822 (WGS84)
Elevation 4490
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 5.5 KM SE OF POCPA.

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

  • S SIDE OF PALLON-LLAMAC RIDGE, 500 M S OF PASS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.95807, -10.22822
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description E Limb Of Small Open Anticline, Axial Plane N15-20w, Vertical Dip.

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN AND IRREGULAR BODIES
    Strike N25-80W
    Dip 45-90 NE
    Thickness 4M
    Length 20M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pacllon-Llamac Mining District

Comments on the production information

  • FEW TONS OF GALENA CONCENTRATE PRE-1949. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL BULLETIN 1017, 166 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN AREA 15-20 M BY 120 M, SIZE FOR LARGER VEINS.

Reporter information

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

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