Casualidad Mina

Occurrence in Huancavelica, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  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. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088456
MRDS ID HVN0013
Record type Site
Current site name Casualidad Mina
Related records 10094926

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.00441, -13.03727 (WGS84)
Elevation 4850
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position UBICADA AL SUR DE LA ZONA DE TINQUICORRAL Y AL ESTE DE LA MINA TOLEDO, Est.Coordenadas Tomadas De La Hoja De Huancavelica A Escala 1:100000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huancavelica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huancavelica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOS MINERALES DE PLATA SON ERRATICOS

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Analytical data

Result 33.3 OZ/TC AG, 3.8% PB, 2.4% ZN, 0.17%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Volcanico Casapalca
    Rock description Volcanico Casapalca
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.00441, -13.03727

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Plegamiento Y Falla

Ore body information

  • General form LENTES
    Strike N 80 W
    Dip 70 SW
    Thickness 0.04M
    Length 400M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tinquicorral

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ballinas, Luis

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 3720000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.36 wt-pct Lead Major 1974
    Zinc Zn 0.45 wt-pct Zinc Major 1974
    Silver Ag 296.104 g/mt Silver Major 1974

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PARA LA CUBICACION NO SE HA CONSIDERADO EL SEGUNDO LENTE MINERALIZADO POR TENER MUY POCA POTENCIA
  • SE ESTIMAN PARA LA MINA CASUALIDAD UN POTENCIAL DEL ORDEN DE LAS 10000 TM CON LEYES SIMILARES A LAS DEL MINERAL PROBADO-PROBABLE (TABLA DE RESERVAS)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZEGARRA ACEVEDO, ELARD. 1974, GEOLOGIA DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE TINQUICORRAL. BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B213

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONSTA DE UNA ESTRUCTURA QUE TIENE UN AFLORAMIENTO PROMINENTE
Deposit DE LAS EXPLORACIONES REALIZADAS POR LA CIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SE LOCALIZARON DOS LENTES MINERALIZADOS, EL SEGUNDO LENTE NO SE HA CONSIDERADO EN LA CUBICACION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-94 Cabrera Cabrera, R. Luz Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Ing. Herrera Romero, Francisco Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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