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San Elias, Mina.

Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003976
MRDS ID ANC0043
Record type Site
Current site name San Elias, Mina.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.84143, -9.68129 (WGS84)
Elevation 4350
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 65 KM. DE HUARAZ, Est . Tomado De La Hoja De Huaraz 20-H. Esc. 1:100000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • LA MINA SAN ELIAS ESTA UBICADA EN EL FLANCO OCCIDENTAL DE LA CORDILLERA NEGRA, EN LOS PARAJES HUINAC Y MACSHAY. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA A TRAVES DE LA RUTA CASMA-PUNTA CALLAN-HUINAC.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EL MINERAL DE SAN ELIAS, ES RICO, PERO SU EXPLOTACION ES DIFICULTOSA POR LA PEQUENEZ DE LOS CUERPOS MINERALIZADOS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion

Analytical data

Result 6.1 OZ/TC AG, 8.02% PB, 8.28% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.84143, -9.68129
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR (BOLSONADAS)
    Strike N40W
    Dip 80SW
    Plunge NW-SE
    Plunge direction SW NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturas Delimitadas Por Pequenas Fallas.

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN LA ZONA DEL YACIMIENTO OCURREN ROCAS VOLCANICAS Y METAMORFICAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Huinac

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Elias Villanueva Gomez

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 5wt-pct
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 51wt-pct
    Major Conc. Silver Silver 240g/mt
  • Year 1974
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 80wt-pct
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
    Major Conc. Silver Silver 2150g/mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO EXISTEN RESERVAS DE MINERAL Y LA CARENCIA DE LABORES DE DESARROLLO NO PERMITEN ESTIMAR EL POTENCIAL PROSPECTIVO.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 50M
    Overall length 82.3M

Comments on the workings information

  • LA OPERACION ACTUAL, ESTA ENCAMINADA A OBTENER MINERAL PARA TRATAMIENTO EN EL NIVEL INFERIOR SOBRE LA BOLSONADA DE LA ESTRUCTURA "A", EMPLEANDO DE 3 A 5 HOMBRES Y TRABAJANDO A PULSO, DISCONTINUO Y LENTO.

Comments on development

  • SE HA DESARROLLADO UNA LABOR SOBRE UNA FRACTURA PIRITIZADA, PARA CORTAR LA PARTE INFERIOR DE LA BOLSONADA. LA BOLSONADA MEJOR EXPLORADA TIENE UNOS 20 M. DE LARGO Y HA SIDO SEGUIDA ; ECON.COM: LAS ESPECTATIVAS ECONOMICAS SE MUESTRAN INTERESANTES DEBIDO A LAS ALTAS LEYES ENCONTRADAS, PERO ANTES SE DEBE PROFUNDIZAR LAS LABORES DE EXPLORACION Y DESARROLLO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DUNIN B., ESTANISLAO; POSIBILIDADES DE LOS PROSPECTOS Y MINAS UBICADAS EN LA VECINDAD DE LA PLANTA CATAC. B.M.P. MAYO 1973, COD. B2128.

  • Deposit

    VENEGAS HAUXWELL, FRANCO; MINA "SAN ELIAS"; B.M.P. ENERO 1972. COD. B2385

  • Deposit

    VALENCIA, RONAL; MINA SAN ELIAS. B.M.P. JULIO 1974. COD. B4282

  • Production

    BANCO MINERO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA EMPLAZADO EN EL NUCLEO DE UN ANTICLINAL CON LAS CAPAS CONTORSIONADAS. EMPLAZADAS EN ESTAS ROCAS OCURREN TRES ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS TIPO FILON DE FISURA, DENOMINADAS A, B, Y C. LAS ESTRUCTURAS "A" Y "C", EN PARTES DE SU DESARROLLO DEBIDO A UN FRACTURAMIENTO DELIMITADO POR PEQUENAS FALLAS HAN DADO LUGAR A BOLSONADAS O PEQUENOS ORE BODIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-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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