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Socorro

Prospect 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. 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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207248
MRDS ID TC41175
MAS/MILS ID 3330030083
Record type Site
Current site name Socorro
Related records 10065768

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.03304, -9.93125 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Location accuracy 10(meters)

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
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.03304, -9.93125
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 55N
    Thickness 0.5M
    Length 30M
    Width 20M
    Area 1HA
    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. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N45W:55N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pachapaqui Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Probably Unclaimed
    Year 1955

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BLANCA AND N. CORD. HUAYHUASH, PERU: USGS B. 1017, 166 PP.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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