Perricholi Ii, Mina

Occurrence in La Libertad, Peru with commodities Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Antimony, 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. 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. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  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 10026625
MRDS ID LLB0032
Record type Site
Current site name Perricholi Ii, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.92229, -7.64777 (WGS84)
Elevation 1900
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position EL DENUNCIO PERRICHOLI II, ESTA UBICADO EN EL PARAJE LAS MINAS DE PORTUGUES, CERRO CARANGAS, CASERIO AGUA AGRIA, PERTENECIENTES AL DISTRITO DE LUCMA., Est . Se Han Tomado Las Coordenadas Con Respecto Al Distrito De Lucma.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Libertad(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru La Libertad
Peru La Libertad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Arsenic Critical Primary
Antimony Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOS DATOS ANALITICOS SE HAN TOMADO DE LOS ULTIMOS 35 M. DE LA GALERIA CORRESPONDIENTE AL NIVEL 1800.

Analytical data

Result AU 0.36 OZ/TC
Result AG 7.7 OZ/TC
Result AS 3.61%
Result SB 0.38%.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.92229, -7.64777

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Falla

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO
    Thickness 1M
    Depth to top 1800M
    Depth to bottom 1960M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Huancay

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bracamonte, Felix.

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Period 1984
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Au: 0.12 Oz/Tc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 3g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 14000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
    Silver Ag 404.344 g/mt Silver Major 1984
    Gold Au 5.598 g/mt Gold Major 1984

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 395M
    Overall depth 160M

Comments on the workings information

  • LOS TRABAJOS DE EXPLOTACION SE HAN EJECUTADO SOBRE LA VETA I POR SE LA QUE MEJOR PERSPECTIVA TUVO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VALENCIA BELLIDO, RONAL. INFORME TECNICO FINANCIERO, MINA PERRICHOLI II, 1984. INFORME DEL BANCO MINERO DEL PERU 2122

  • Deposit

    ZORRILLA MALCA, JORGE. DICTAMEN MINA PERRICHOLI II, 1975. INFORME DEL BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B5167

  • Deposit

    DIAZ AGUILAR, JULIO. INFORME MINA PERRICHOLI II, 1980. INFORME DEL BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B2840

  • Production

    BANCO MINERO DEL PERU

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOS 12 M. DE LA GALERIA (NIVEL 1800) MUESTRAN CONTENIDO DE AG: 20.85 OZ/TC; AU: 0.37 OZ/TC, PARA UNA POTENCIA DE 0.70 M., LO QUE INDICA QUE ESTAN ATRAVEZANDO UN CLAVO DE ENRRIQUECIMIENTO DE PLATA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit EL RUMBO VARIA N5-15E, BUZAMIENTO 60-75SE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Pantoja Moran, Francis Judith Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Francisco Herrera Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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