| Deposit ID | 10068944 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002221 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Andaychagua Lead-Zinc Mine 6 |
| Alternate or previous names | Colombia Vein Old Mine, Andaychaga Vein New Mine |
| Related records | 10133264 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.98305, -11.75621 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4500 |
| Relative position | THE ANDAYCHAGUA REGION IS ABOUT 3 KM SOUTH OF THE SAN CRISTOBAL (TRIUNFO) MINE AND 10-11 KM SE OF YAULI IN THE PROVINCIA DE YAULI, 124 MI E OF LIMA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Junin(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Junin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| (1) | -75.98305, -11.75621 |
|---|
| Strike | N 30-40 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 85NW |
| Length | 800M |
| Width | 0.4M |
| Depth to bottom | 150M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1532 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Societe Anonyme Des Mines De Yauli 1893-1899; Centromin (1980'S- ) |
| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | AG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Columbia Vein: 450 - 1500 G Ag/T | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 945510000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002221 |
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1218
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
JOCHAMOWITZ, ALBERTO, 1940, LA REGION MINERA DE ANDAYCHAGUA: BOL. MINAS Y PETROLEO, V. 61-63, P. 9-15.
RIVERA PLAZA, GIL, 1940, ESTUDIO MINERAGRAFICO PRELIMINAR DEL RELLENO DEL FILON "COLOMBIA" (MINA SANTA CECILIA) DE LA REGION ANDAYCHAGUA, PROVINCIA DE YAULI: BOL. OF DIR. MINERIA Y PETROLEO, V. 61-63, P. 16-18
5) VELARDE, CARLOS E., 1899A, MINAS DE ANDAYCHAGUA (YAULI): SOC. ING. PERU BOL., V. 1, ART. 33, 4 P.
CAVANAGH, J., AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPORT'S GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, PERU REPORTING SERVICIOS EDITORIALES S.R.L., P. 127-129.
1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP
FRANK SIMONS, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REP.; CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991)
METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU 1969 REF. 2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EXPLOITED DURING LATTER PART OF COLONIAL PERIOD |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1973 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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