Aida, Mina

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004027
MRDS ID ANC0140
Record type Site
Current site name Aida, Mina
Alternate or previous names Zona Minera De Pachapaqui

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.11642, -9.91462 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Relative position A 12 KM DE LA PLANTA DE PACHAPAQUI, Est . Tomado De La Hoja De Recuay 20-I, 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

  • EL YACIMIENTO SE UBICA EN EL CERRO ICHACAPUNTA, MARGEN DERECHA DE LA QUEBRADA QUEMARAGRA. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA DESDE LA PLANTA CONCENTRADORA DE PACHAPAQUI MEDIANTE 12 KM. DE CARRETERA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA GALENA SE ENCUENTRA FINAMENTE CRISTALIZADA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 7.87% PB, 6.02 OZ/TC AG, 9.79% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.11642, -9.91462

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticlinal En El Flanco Sw.

Ore body information

  • General form PLANOS (ESTRATOS, MANTOS)
    Strike N30W
    Dip 30SW

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA DEL YACIMIENTO AFLORAN ARENISCAS, LUTITAS Y CALIZAS INTERESTRATIFICADAS, CONFORMANDO EL FLANCO SW DE UN SINCLINAL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1967
Year of last production 1969

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Manuel Roque Dextre

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 51wt-pct
    Major Conc. Silver Silver 1493g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 20000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 155.517 g/mt Silver Major 1971
    Lead Pb 8 wt-pct Lead Major 1971
    Zinc Zn 16 wt-pct Zinc Major 1971

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LA INFORMACION HA SIDO OBTENIDA EN 173 M. DE LABORES DESARROLLADAS.

Comments on the workings information

  • LOS TRABAJOS DE EXPLOTACION SON REALIZADOS DE UNA FORMA MUY ARTESANAL. EN NOVIEMBRE DE 1969, SE REALIZO LA PRIMERA Y UNICA CAMPANA DE TRATAMIENTO DEL MINERAL REMANENTE DEL PALLAQUEO, EN LA PLANTA DE MINERA PACHAPAQUI.

Comments on development

  • LA MINA HA SIDO RECONOCIDA MEDIANTE 173 M. DE LABORES SOBRE TRES DE LOS CUATRO MANTOS RECONOCIDOS. ; ECON.COM: LA INFORMACION OBTENIDA EN 173 M. DELABORES PERMITEN PRONOSTICAR CONDICIONES ECONOMICAS FAVORABLES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VALENCIA BELLIDO, RONAL; VENEGAS HAUXWELL, FRANCO; INFORME DEL ESTUDIO DE LA ZONA MINERA DE PACHAPAQUI. B.M.P.MAYO 1972, COD. B2982

  • Production

    BANCO MINERO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE CUATRO MANTOS MINERALIZADOS (DENOMINADOS VETA 1,2,3 Y 4) DISTANTES ENTRE SI 15 M. Y CUYO RELLENO MINERAL ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR GALENA Y ESFALERITA. LAS ESTRUCTURAS TIENEN CORRIDAS LONGITUDINALES DE 125 M., 85 M., 60 M., CON POTENCIAS DE 0.75 A 1.0 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Delgado Valladares, Javier E. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-APR-1994 Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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