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Santa Barbara Iii Mine

Past Producer in Huancavelica, Peru with commodity Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065721
MRDS ID TC41105
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Barbara Iii Mine
Alternate or previous names Dewey Mine
Related records 10207286

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.99025, -13.01644 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 4.9 KM S OF HUANCAVELICA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huancavelica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huancavelica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Mercury Ore
Pyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 178
USGS model code 27b
Deposit model name Almaden Hg

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Machay Limestone;
    Rock description Machay Limestone;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.99025, -13.01644
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 10M
    Length 40M
    Width 40M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Huancavelica Quicksilver District

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCING IN 1945. INACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT 40 BY 10 BY 40 M AND HORIZONTAL ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    YATES, R.G., KENT, D.F., AND CONCHA, J.F., 1951, GEOLOGY OF THE HUANCAVELICA QUICKSILVER DISTRICT, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 975-A, P. 1-43

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    YATES AND OTHERS (1951).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OCCURS ALONG FAULT THAT SEPARATES LIMESTONE AND RHYOLITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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