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Shalipayoc Lead Zinc Mine 10

Producer in Pasco, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068977
MRDS ID W002256
Record type Site
Current site name Shalipayoc Lead Zinc Mine 10

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.02472, -10.83124 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Relative position THE TOWN OF SHALIPAYOC IS ABOUT 14 KM BY ROAD NE OF CARHUAMAYO ON THE LA OROYA-CERRO DE PASCO ROAD, 35 KM SE OF CERRO DE PASCO, PROVINCIA DE PASCO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pasco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Pasco

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 28 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969
  • NO. 10 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AG/AU RATIOS ABOUT 33 IN CORICANCHA VEINS.
  • GANGUE MINERAL IS PYRITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Mitu Group, Shale And Sandstone;Pucara Limestone
    Rock description Mitu Group, Shale And Sandstone;Pucara Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.02472, -10.83124
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Red Sandstone And Shale, Possibly Of The Mitu Group (Permian) Are Overlain By 200 M Of Pucara Limestone (Triassic-Jurassic) On The South Flank Of A Major Anticline.

Ore body information

  • Strike N70-90W
    Dip 25S
    Length 1000M
    Width 0.3M
    Depth to bottom 100M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Along The Bedding Of The Limestone Are At Least Three Mantos 300-1000 Meters Long By 50-300 Cm Wide Composed Of Medium- To Coarse-Grained Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite, And Tetrahedrite. One Manto, Resurgidora, Contains Only Pockets Of Ore With 3-5% Pb, 8-12% Zn, And Low Silver.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Concentradora Quiulacocha

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INSUFFICIENT DATA 3/74 TO MAKE ESTIMATE. METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU INDICATE VISO ARURI AS A DEPOSIT CONTAINING BETWEEN ONE AND 10 MILLION TONS OF ORE, BUT THE AREA OR DISTRICT PROBABLY HAS GREATER POTENTIAL
  • 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. 1411

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP

  • Production

    F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972

Reporter information

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

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