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Cuatro De Oro, Mina

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086798
MRDS ID ANC0114
Record type Site
Current site name Cuatro De Oro, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.65976, -9.03132 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 2 KM. DEL PUEBLO DE SAN LUIS., Est . Tomado Del Plano De Ubicacion Y Acceso De La Zona Minera De San Luis Escala 1:500,000 Setiembre 1972.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • EL DENUNCIO SE UBICA EN EL CERRO RECRETAYOC, A 6 KM. AL SW. DE SAN LUIS DESDE DONDE SE LLEGA POR CARRETERA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result 4.3 OZ/TC AG, 0.80% ZN, 0.39% PB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.65976, -9.03132
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N65W
    Dip 65-75NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN LA ZONA DEL YACIMIENTO EXISTE UNA CUCHILLA DE ARENISCAS, CUARCITAS Y LUTITAS, CO ALGUNOS LECHOS DE CARBON DE 80 M. DE ANCHO POR 400 M. DE LARGO Y 250 M. DE EMCAMPANE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Luis Jimeno

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^9.5 Oz/Tc Ag, 3% Pb.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 268g/mt
    Major Ore Lead Lead 3wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • LAS OPERACIONES DE PRODUCCION ESTAN PARALIZADAS DESDE 1970. NO ENCONTRANDOSE MAS REGISTROS DE SU PRODUCCION.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO ES POSIBLE CONSIDERAR RESREVAS DE CATEGORIA ALGUNA DADAS LAS CARACTERISTICAS DE LA MINERALIZACION.

Comments on the workings information

  • LA EXPLOTACION SE REALIZABA POR EL SISTEMA DE BUSCONEO.

Comments on development

  • EXISTEN 500 M. DE LABORES MINERAS MAYORMENTE DERRUMBADAS LAS MISMAS QUE HAN SEGUIDO LA MINERALIZACION. EXISTE UNA FALLA LONGITUDINAL A LA ESTARTIFICACION EN LA CUAL SE HAN TOMADO MUESTRAS QUE DIRON EL SIGUIENTE RESULTADO: 0.4% PB, 4.3 OZ/TC AG, 0.80% ZN. CON UNA POTENCIA DE 0.25 M. ; ECON.COM: POR LAS CARACTERISTICAS DE LA MINERALIZACION, LA MINA NO TIENE BUENAS POSIBILIDADES ECONMINCAS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VALENCIA BELLIDO, RONAL; INFORME DE LA ZONA MINERA DE SAN LUIS, B.M.P. SETIEMBRE 1972. COD. B2598

  • Production

    BANCO MINERO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE UNA SERIE DE VETILLAS TRANSVERSALES DE DIMENSIONES REDUCIDAS CON CHISPPAS DE GALENA Y BLENDA CON OXIDOS DE FIERRO, CUARZO Y ROCA CAJA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Delgado Valladares, Javier E. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-APR-94 Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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