San Gabriel, Mina

Occurrence in Pasco, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10054887
MRDS ID PAS0004
Record type Site
Current site name San Gabriel, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.28305, -10.44793 (WGS84)
Elevation 4250
Relative position A 42 KM. DE LA CIUDAD DE CERRO DE PASCO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pasco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Pasco
Peru Pasco

Comments on the location information

  • LA CONCESION "SAN GABRIEL" SE UBICA EN EL PARAJE DE JATUN JARAO PAMPA; DIST. STA. ANA DE TUSI. LA VIA DE ACCESO DESDE LA CIUDAD DE CERRO DE PASCO ES: CERRO DE PASCO-CALHUAN (CARRETERA A VINCHOS) 35 KM. (CARRETERA AFIRMADA); CALHUAN-MINA 7 KM. (CAMINO DE HERRADURA).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EN LAS ROCAS VOLCANICAS Y EN SUPERFICIE SE OBSERVAN VETILLAS DE PIRITA Y ARSENOPIRITA DE 5 A 15 CM. DE POTENCIA Y CON ALGUNOS LENTES DE 30 X 60 CM. DE PIRITA CON ALGO DE GALENA Y CALCOPIRITA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result LEYES DE MUESTREO: PB 0.33 %
Result AG NIL OZ/TC
Result CU 0.02 %
Result AU 0.02 OZ/TC.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.28305, -10.44793

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN LA CUADRATURA DEL DENUNCIO Y EN LA LABOR SE OBSERVA UN CONTACTO, ENTRE CALIZAS (SUPRAYACIENDO) Y ROCAS VOLCANICAS ANDESITICAS (INFRAYACIENDO), EL CONTACTO TIENE RUMBO N 40E Y BUZAMIENTO 52SE.

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 Sr. Teodomiro Herrera Valdez

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CON POCOS ELEMENTOS DE JUICIO OBSERVADOS EN SUPERFICIE DEL DENUNCIO; CON EL ESCASO ENCAMPANE DEL AREA MINERALIZADA, NO SE HACE POSIBLE CUBICAR RESERVA ALGUNA.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 72HA
    Length 50M
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 45.72M
    Overall width 12M

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS LABORES MINERAS SE HAN DESARROLLADO A TAJO ABIERTO. EL TAJO ABIERTO EN MENCION SE UBICA EN UNA PLANICIE, ENCONTRANDOSE INUNDADO CONSTANTEMENTE. EL AREA MINERALIZADA NO PRESENTA ENCAMPANE COMO PARA REALIZAR DEBAJO DEL TAJO ABIERTO CUALQUIER TIPO DE LABOR. HASTA EL 20 DE FEBRERO DE 1980 NO SE HABIA DESARROLLADO NINGUNA LABOR, SOLO TRABAJOS DE REHABILITACION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JUSTINO, LUIS E.; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SAN GABRIEL", BMP. 1980; COD. B2452

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1994 Yucra Cordova, Antonio Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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