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Bonaza 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105341
MRDS ID TC40981
Record type Site
Current site name Bonaza Mine
Related records 10303856

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.9653, -10.20377 (WGS84)
Elevation 3990
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 4 KM E 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

  • IN SMALL GULLY S SIDE OF QUEBRADA LLAMAC ABOUT 0.5 KM S OF HACIENDA PALLA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.9653, -10.20377
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name MAJOR VEIN
    Strike N65-80E
    Dip 50-90 SE
    Thickness 0.5M
    Length 25M

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

  • 100 TONS OF ORE TO YIELD SEVERAL TONS OF CONCRETE PRE-1949. INACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FEW TONS OF PB-AG CONCENTRATE.

Comments on the workings information

  • 6 ADITS 6 TO 35 M LONG.

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 SURVEY BULLETIN 1017, 166 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN FAULT AND SHEAR ZONES IN AREA 50 BY 75 M, OTHER SMALL MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONES N35-60W, 55-90 S.

Reporter information

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

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