| Deposit ID | 10106595 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ANC0021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Contonga, Mina |
| Related records | 10133677 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.46642, -9.46464 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 4200 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | A 27 KM. DEL PUEBLO DE SAN MARCOS, Est Tomado De La Hoja De Huari 19-I |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ancash(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Ancash |
| Peru | Ancash |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Result | 4.33 OZ/TC AG, 0.47% CU, 2.85% PB, 5.28% ZN |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Stock Contonga | ||||||||
| Rock description | Stock Contonga | ||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Formacion Jumasha |
| Rock description | Formacion Jumasha |
| (1) | -77.46642, -9.46464 |
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| General form | ISOMETRICO (LENTES, VENAS Y DISEMINACIONES) |
|---|---|
| Strike | N5-60W |
| Dip | 60-80SW |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Sociedad Minera Gran Bretana |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1210000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 1185M |
| Overall length | 1276.5M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ANC0021 |
NAUPARI ALVAREZ, ABRAHAM; ALARCON GONZALES, JULIO; ORIHUELA SALAZAR, ROBERTO; INFORME DEL DERECHO MINERO LA INMACULADA Y OTROS, MINA CONTONGA. B.M.P. DICIEMBRE 1984. COD. B2107.
SAMAME BOGGIO MARIO; EL PERU MINERO, TOMO IV-YACIMIENTOS. EDITORA PERU 1980.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EL YACIMIENTO CONTONGA, SE ENCUENTRA EN UNA ZONA DE SKARN EN EL CONTACTO DE CALIZAS CRETACEAS (FORMC. JUMASHA) Y UN INTRUSIVO LATITICO DEL TERCIARIO (STOCK CONTONGA). ESTA MINERALIZACION DE SKARN SE ENCUENTRA BRECHADA CON CARACTERISTICAS DE MESO BRECHA Y MATRIZ DE MICRO BRECHA OSCURA. EN LA ZONA DEL CONTACTO SUR, QUE ES DE MINERALIZACION MAS POBRE, LA ESTRUCTURA ES DEL TIPO VETA EN FORMA DE ROSARIO, CONSISTENTE EN LENTES Y OJOS DE GALENA CON DISEMINACION DE ESFALERITA PIRITA CON ALGO DE CALCOPIRITA Y TETRAEDRITA. EL YACIMIENTO ES DE TIPO METASOMATICO HIDROTERMAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-94 | Delgado Valladares, Javier E. | Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-94 | Gonzales, Rosa | Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru |
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