Jesus Maria, Pospecto

Occurrence in Junin, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  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 10088489
MRDS ID JUN0037
Record type Site
Current site name Jesus Maria, Pospecto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.10111, -11.50483 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Relative position MOROCOCHA., Est Ubicacion De La Mina.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Junin(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Junin
Peru Junin

Comments on the location information

  • DIST. MOROCOCHA, PROV. YAULI, DPTO. JUNIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Analytical data

Result LA MUESTRA # 30670 EN 60 CM DIO COMO RESULTADO AG: 1.6 OZ/TC, PB: 0.71 %, CU: 0.40 %.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.10111, -11.50483

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estratigrafico

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Morococha

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fortunato Rodriguez Flores

Production statistics

  • Year 1973
    Material CU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^2.4 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 2wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EL YACIMIENTO OFRECE MINIMAS POSIBILIDADES DE CONTENER RESERVAS MINERALES.

Comments on development

  • EL MINERO HA REALIZADO APROX. 50 M. DE LABORES DE BUSCONEO, ADEMAS DE LOS 350 M VERIFICADOS ANTERIORMENTE, TOTALMENTE EN ESTERIL, TRATANDO DE LOCALIZAR ZONAS MINERALIZADAS DE INTERES, SIN CONSEGUIRLO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROLANDO GOMEZ B. PROSP. "JESUS MARIA" BMP 1973-INGEMMET B2415

  • Deposit

    ROLANDO GOMEZ B. PROSP. "JESUS MARIA" BMP 1973-INGEMMET B5205

  • Deposit

    RONAL VALENCIA PROSP. "JESUS MARIA" BMP 1971-INGEMMET B5783

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ESTA CONSTITUIDO DE PEQUENOS LENTES DE OXIDO DE COBRE, DISTRIBUIDOS EN FORMA ERRATICA DENTRO DE CALIZAS, SIN OFRECER MAYORES POSIBILIDADES COMO PARA INCREMENTAR LAS TONELADAS DE MINERAL EXISTENTE EN CANCHAS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Alva Ruiz, Jose L. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-MAR-94 Gonzales Chavez, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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