La Salvadora, Prospecto

Prospect in Junin, Peru with commodities Lead, Antimony, Silver, Arsenic
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. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025026
MRDS ID JUN0001
Record type Site
Current site name La Salvadora, Prospecto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.63304, -11.46622 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position TARMA, ESTA UBICADO A 8 KM EN LINEA RECTA AL N45W DEL PUEBLO DE HUALLQUIN GRANDE., Est Ubicacion Del Fundo Huallquin Grande.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Junin(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Junin
Peru Junin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Antimony Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Arsenic Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result SE ESTIMAN MINERAL CON AG:4.8 OZ/TC, PB:8.4%, SB:8.6%.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.63304, -11.46622

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description La Formacion De Origen Sedimentario Se Extiende Desde Oroya, En Donde Esta Constituida Principalmente Por Calcareos, Los Que Continuan En Todo El Recorrido Hasta Llegar A Tarma, En Donde Alternan Con Pizarras, Esquistos Y Cuarcitas, Como Ocurre En La Mina, En Donde Predominan Las Ultimas.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Los Paquetes Sedimentarios Tienen Buzamiento De 45ne Habiendose Excavado La Quebrada A Favor De Una Falla Estructural.

Ore body information

  • General form VETAS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturas

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hualquin

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Hector Bardalez

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 53M
    Overall length 83.21M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JUAN C. SILVA INFORME MINA LA SALVADORA 1951 BMP 2190

  • Deposit

    DIAZ RODRIGUEZ R. INFORME MINA LA SALVADORA 1963 BMP 3223

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Alva Ruiz, Jose L. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-MAR-94 Maidana Paz, Manuel Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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