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San Vincente North and San Vicente South

Producer in Junin, Peru with commodities Zinc, Lead, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079718
MRDS ID W029816
Record type Site
Current site name San Vincente North and San Vicente South
Alternate or previous names Manto Names: Jesus, Ayala, 3 Techo, 3 Intermedio, 3 Piso

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.41192, -11.22679 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 320 KM E FROM LIMA; 10 KM S OF SAN RAMON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Junin(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Junin

Comments on the location information

  • IN THE CHANCHAMAYO VALLEY IN THE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST CESA DE SELVA (SUB-ANDEAN) BETWEEN ANDEAN CORDILLERA AND AMAZON RAIN FOREST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Bournonite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Hemimorphite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 13 % ZN, 1.0 % PB (AVERAGE)
Result FONTBOTE AND GORZAWSKI (1990) GIVE 87 SR/86SR DATA RANGES 0.7077 AND 0.7084, DELTA 180 BETWEEN -6 AND -10 PER MIL PDB, DELTA C BETWEEN +2 AND -1 PER MIL PDB, SULFUR ISOTOPES BETWEEN 9.9 AND 13.0
Result FLUID INCLUSION DATA, ROCK CHEMISTRY AND MINERAL ANALYSES, PB ISOTOPES.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Pucara Group
    Rock description Pucara Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.41192, -11.22679
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Western Limb Of Anticline Trending N170e, With Numerous N50e And N140e Normal Faults

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES, MANTOS
    Strike N TO S
    Dip 70 DEG W
    Length 300M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE LENSES IN DOLOMITIZED TIDAL FLAT AND LAGOON FACIES WITH CRYPTALGAL LAMINATION AND EVAPORITE MOLDS AND ADJACENT TO OOLITHIC SANDSTONES OF BARRIER FACIES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1955
Discoverer J. Carpena Monroy
Year of first production 1955

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner J. Carpena Monroy
    First year 1955
    Last year 1969
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera San Vicente Subsididiary Of Mauricio Hochschild, S. A.
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera San Ignacio De Morococha S. A.
    First year 1955
    Last year 1969
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cisma
    First year 1969

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^59.61 % Zn (Concentrate)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 60wt-pct
  • Year 1976
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^76.85 % Pb (Concentrate)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Lead Lead 77wt-pct
  • Year 1989
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.64% Pb, 10.22% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 10wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • D1,2) LA MINERIA EN EL PERU, ANUARIO MINERO COMERCIAL 1977. G7,8) WORLD MINING, P.42, JAN. 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Total resources 5079000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.6 wt-pct Lead Major 1989
    Zinc Zn 11.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 2948000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1 wt-pct Lead Major 1979
    Zinc Zn 13 wt-pct Zinc Major 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1 wt-pct Lead Major 1980
    Zinc Zn 13 wt-pct Zinc Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.1 wt-pct Lead Major 1980
    Zinc Zn 12.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.9 wt-pct Lead Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 12 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.9 wt-pct Lead Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 12 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1 wt-pct Lead Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 12.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1969
    Total resources 85000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.8 wt-pct Lead Major 1969
    Zinc Zn 12.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1969

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • H1) 1,995,827 MET TONS PROVED + 952,553 MET TONS PROBABLE RESERVES; PV = PROVEN, PB = PROBABLE, PS = POSSIBLE

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: CAPACITY (1976): 1,100 MET TPD; SMALL SCALE OPERATION UNDER MONROY (1955-1960) 1960-1969 CERRO DE PASCO CORP. HELPED DETERMINE RESERVES; 1990 HAS 3000 MT/D PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BELLIDO BRAVO,E. AND DE MONTREUIL D., L., 1972, ASPECTOS GENERALES DE LA METALOGENIA DEL PERU, P.122, ED. MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA

  • Deposit

    ARGALL JR., GEORGE O., 1975, SAN VICENTE-HIGH GRADE ZINC MINE IN PERUVIAN JUNGLE, P.40 TO 40, WORLD MINING, JAN.1975

  • Deposit

    SCHULZ, GOERT-GUIDO, 1973, DIE SCHICHTGEBUNDENE ZINKBLENDELAGERSTAETTE SAN VICENTE IN PERU, P.284 TO 289, ERZMETAL, JUN. 1973

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.

  • Deposit

    COMMUNIQUE, AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERU.

  • Deposit

    U.S. EMBASSY, LIMA, REPORTS 8/82, 5/15/85

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1979, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, P. 222.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1982, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, P. 361.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1984, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, P. 312.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1985, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, P. 291.

  • Deposit

    FONTBOTE, L. AND GORZAWSKI, H., 1990, GENESIS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TYPE ZN-PB DEPOSIT OF SAN VICENTE, CENTRAL PERU: GEOLOGIC AND ISOTOPIC EVIDENCE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 85, P. 1402-1437.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERU; U.S. EMBASSY, E&MJ; FONTBOTE AND GORZAWSKI (1990)

  • Reserve-Resource

    AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERU.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CALLED MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TYPE
Deposit PERU'S LARGEST PRIVATE ZINC PRODUCER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-78 Theune, C.T. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-90 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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