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Huacullani Lead Zinc Mine 80

Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068962
MRDS ID W002240
Record type Site
Current site name Huacullani Lead Zinc Mine 80

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.35787, -16.61437 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position THE HUACULLANI DISTRICT IS 2-6 KM SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF HUACULLANI NEAR THE SE BORDER OF THE PROVINCIA DE CHUCUITO (JULI SHEET)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Puno(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Puno

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 80 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GANGUE MINERALS ARE PYRITE, CALCITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.35787, -16.61437
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip 90?
    Length 2000M
    Width 0.2M
    Depth to bottom 50M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • See Comments

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1759

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INSUFFICIENT DATA 3/74 TO MAKE ESTIMATE. METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU INDICATE A SMALL DEPOSIT OF LITTLE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1427

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BASADRE, MODESTO, 1891, MINERALES DE CACACHARA: SOC. GEOG. LIMA BOL., V. 1, P. 346-349

  • Deposit

    LOPEZ, DE ROMANA, EDUARDO, 1908, UNA INSPECCION DE LOS YACIMIENTOS DE ESTANO DE BOLIVIA Y UNA EXPLORACION POR EL MISMO METAL EN EL PERU: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 57, 99 P.

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP

  • Production

    F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1759(?) REPORTED ORE OF 66-67 KG/TON/AG AND 200-210 G/TON/AU

Reporter information

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

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