San Cayetano, Mina

Occurrence in Huancavelica, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023166
MRDS ID HVN0097
Record type Site
Current site name San Cayetano, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.20802, -13.19504 (WGS84)
Elevation 4750
Relative position A 16.5 KM AL N 40 E DE LA CIUDAD DE HUANCAVELICA, Est . Coordenadas Tomadas De La Carta De Castrovirreyna A Escala 1:100000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huancavelica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huancavelica
Peru Huancavelica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.20802, -13.19504

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PUNTOS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Corporacion Minera Castrovirreyna S.A.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSE KAMP, ERWIN. 1954, ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS EN LA REGION DE CASTROVIRREYNA. BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B5458

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ES DEL TIPO DISEMINADO EN FRACTURA MENUDAS QUE SON DEBIDAS A CONDICIONES LOCALES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Cabrera Cabrera, R. Luz Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Ing. Manuel Paz Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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