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Chaco

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158569
MRDS ID W031426
MAS/MILS ID 3330030017
Record type Site
Current site name Chaco
Related records 10080312

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.35975, -9.26798 (WGS84)
Elevation 4765

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.35975, -9.26798
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.3M
    Length 50M
    Width 20M
    Area 10HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N25E:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Queb. Honda

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 100M
    Overall depth 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Waste Rock 80
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Slope of Inclines 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 50
    Number of Adits 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 0
    Unit Production Cost 20
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A., ERICKSEN, G., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORD

  • Deposit

    BLANCA AND N. CORD. HUAYHUASH, PERU: USGS BULL. 1017, 166 PG

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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