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San Agustine Mine

Producer in Cajamarca, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Antimony, Arsenic, Gold
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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. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080316
MRDS ID W031432
Record type Site
Current site name San Agustine Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.66646, -6.33144 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 2.6 KM N72E OF HUALGAYOC AT EASTERN MARGIN OF DISTRICT, Lat And Long For Hualgayoc, Acc To 1 Or 2 Min

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cajamarca(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cajamarca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Antimony Critical Secondary
Arsenic Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Boulangerite Ore
Bournonite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Realgar Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.66646, -6.33144
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Intrusive Stock

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N45W TO N85W
    Dip 60NE TO 80NE
    Thickness 1.5M
    Length 1000M
    Width 100M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 80M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1972

Mining district

District name Hualgayoc Mining District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia Minera Buenaventura

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 2000M
    Overall depth 200M
    Overall length 914.4M
    Overall width 200M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERICKSEN, G.E., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE HUALGAYOC MINING DISTRICT, DEPARTAMENTO DE CAJAMARCA, PERU: NEW YORK, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PHD THESIS, 239 P

  • Production

    BRISKEY, JOE, FILES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO MAJOR VEINS: MURCIELAGO IS PRINCIPAL AND STRIKES N45 TO 55W, DIPS 70NE TO VERTICALLY; PACCHA VEIN STRIKES N75 TO 85W, DIPS 60 TO 80N.
Deposit First Production Year: 1972 SIGNIFICANT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-81 Ericksen, George E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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