Pitonisa, Mina

Occurrence in Huancavelica, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088483
MRDS ID HVN0096
Record type Site
Current site name Pitonisa, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.20247, -13.18949 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800
Relative position A 16 K AL N 45 E DE LA CIUDAD DE CASTROVIRREYNA, Est . Coordenadas Tomadas De La Carta De Castrovirreyna 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
Peru Huancavelica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.20247, -13.18949

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 75 W
    Dip VERTICAL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: Fracturamiento De Rb N 75 W Y Bz Vertical

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Corporacion Minera Castrovirreyna S.A.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSE KAMP, ERWIN. 1954, ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS EN LA REGION DE CASTROVIRREYNA. BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B5458

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ES SUBVOLCANICO AEGUN LA CLASIFICACION EUROPEA Y LEPTOTERMAL SEGUN LA AMERICANA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Cabrera Cabrera, R. Luz Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Ing. Manuel Paz Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.