Austria Duvaz, Mina

Prospect in Junin, Peru with commodities Silver, Copper, Zinc
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025046
MRDS ID JUN0028
Record type Site
Current site name Austria Duvaz, Mina
Related records 10182659

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.13389, -11.5951 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LA OROYA, Est Ubicacion Del Pueblo De Morococha.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Junin(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Junin
Peru Junin

Comments on the location information

  • DIST. MOROCOCHA, PROV. YAULI Y DPTO. JUNIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PIRITA ABUNDANTE, CUARZO, ESCASA ESFALERITA, CALCOPIRITA, MAGNETITA, TETRAHEDRITA-TENANTITA, ARSENOPIRITA, CUARZO Y LIMONITA.

Analytical data

Result AG: 14.92 OZ/TC, CU: 1.69 % Y ZN: 4,57 %.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Rock unit name Catalina;Potosi
    Rock description Catalina;Potosi

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.13389, -11.5951

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN LA ZONA AFLORAN ROCAS SEDIMENTARIAS, VOLCANICAS E INTRUSIVAS QUE VAN DESDE EL SILURICO-DEVONIANO HASTA EL TERCIARIO SUPERIOR.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Morococha

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sociedad Minera Austria Duvaz S.A.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1'475,000 TM DE MINERAL PROBADO-PROBABLE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.651HA
    Overall depth 309M
    Overall length 129.84M

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: S/. 1'030,000.00

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HECTOR DIAZ MINA AUSTRIA DUVAZ S.A.-BMP 1971 INGEMMET B2056

  • Deposit

    BLANCO ZAMUDIO E. MINA AUSTRIA DUVAZ S.A.-BMP 1987 INGEMMET B3551

  • Deposit

    GALLEGOS REVILLA B. MINA AUSTRIZ DUVAZ S.A.-BMP 1970 INGEMMET B4799

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR OCHO VETAS PRINCIPALES, ALGUNAS DE ELLAS CON RAMALES Y SE LOCALIZAN EN LOS SECTORES SUR Y CENTRAL DEL STOCK POTOSI. LOS SECTORES ORIENTAL Y CENTRAL DE LAS VETAS SE EMPLAZAN EN ROCAS IGNEAS Y LA OCCIDENTAL CORTA A VOLCANICAS. LAS VETAS ESTAN DISPUESTAS EN DOS SISIEMAS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Alva Ruiz, Jose L. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-MAR-94 Roza Gonzales Chavez Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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