Pacllon - Llamac Mining District

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001829
MRDS ID W031414
Record type District
Current site name Pacllon - Llamac Mining District
Alternate or previous names Bonanza, Susana, Monte Cristo, Aida, San Samuel, Fabulosa, La Esperanza, Misericordia, Blanquita, Agustin, Rosita, Cloridelia Mines and Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.94974, -10.21464 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position THE MINING DISTRICT IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE PACLION AND LLAMAC VALLEYS ON A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST FROM NEVADA YERUPAJA, A PEAK IN THE CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH. THE DISTRICT COMPRISES SEVERAL MINES AND PROSPECTS, WITHIN RANGE OF 1 OR 2 MINUTES

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
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) SKARN

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.94974, -10.21464

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description IGNEOUS DIKES AND SILLS
Type of structure Regional
Structure description TIGHT FOLDING (AXIAL PLANES TREND N 20 TO 30 W), STEEP DIPS, AND MANY BEDDING FAULTS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer

Mining district

District name PACLLON - LLAMAC MINING DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PETERSON, U., 1962, GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ANDES OF CENTRAL PERU, CERRO DE PASCO CORP., EXPLORATION DIVISION P. 145-146.

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSON, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017, 166 P.

Beyond USGS

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