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Chanca Lead-Zinc Mine 3

Past Producer in Lima, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068951
MRDS ID W002228
Record type Site
Current site name Chanca Lead-Zinc Mine 3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.84974, -10.4646 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Relative position THE CHANCA DISTRICT IS 25 KM NNW OF OYON AND 20 KM EAST OF CAJATAMBO IN THE PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 3 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GANGUE MINERALS ARE QUARTZ, PYRITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.84974, -10.4646
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40-80E
    Dip STEEP NW
    Length 250M
    Width 0.3M
    Depth to bottom 70M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • See Comments

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1700
Year of first production 1875

Production statistics

  • Year 1909
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Dunstan Reports High Of 332 Kg Ag/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 332000g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • ITEM 2 REPORTED BY TORRICA Y MESA AS 'TOTAL PRODUCTION', ( TORRICO Y MESA, 1956 ).

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO DATA AVAILABLE 3/74 TO MAKE ESTIMATE. METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU 1969 INDICATE SMALL DEPOSIT OF LITTLE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1303

  • Deposit

    PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969

  • Deposit

    TORRICO Y MESA, JUAN, 1900, MEMORIA SOBRE LAS RIQUEZAS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y EN ESPECIAL DE LOS CERROS DE CHANCA: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 1, V. 15, P. 42-43. REPRINTED IN 1956 AS: LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y SUS ASIENTOS MINERALES: MINERIA, V.5, NO. 14.

  • Deposit

    MALAGA SANTOLALLA, FERMIN, 1904B, LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y SUS ASIENTOS MINERALES: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL. NO. 10, P.33-43

  • Deposit

    5) LEWIS, RICHARD W., JR., Y NARVAEZ, SIGFREDO, 1955, LOS DEPOSITOS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO: INST. NAC. DE INV. Y FOMENTO MINEROS, BOL., NO. 13, P. 42-43

  • Deposit

    6) DUNSTAN, GUILLERMO, 1909, LA MINERIA EN CAJATAMBO Y BOLOGNESI: PERU DIR. DE FOMENTO BOL., ANO 7, NO. 4, P. 64.

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP

  • Production

    FRANK SIMONS, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969-REF

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit First Production Year: MAJOR PRODUCTION AT END OF 19TH CENTURY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1973 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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