Capitan Ledesma, Mina

Occurrence in Huancavelica, Peru with commodity Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094951
MRDS ID HVN0170
Record type Site
Current site name Capitan Ledesma, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.82469, -13.00894 (WGS84)
Elevation 3980
Relative position A 11 KM AL N 80 E DE LA CIUDAD DE HAUCHOCOLPA (DISTANCIA HORIZONTAL Y RUMBOS TOMADOS DE LA CARTA DE HUACHOCOLPA A ESCALA 1:100000), Est. Coordenadas Tomadas De La Carta De Huachocolpa 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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.82469, -13.00894

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form MANTO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tinquicorral

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Carrasco, Pedro

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSE KAMP, ERWIN. 1954, INFORMES DE LA ZONA DE HUACHOCOLPA. BANCO MINERO DEL PERU N2043

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO CONSTA DE UN MANTO INTERESTRATIFICADO EN LAS CALIZAS JURASICAS DE LA ZONA Y QUE PRESENTA BUENA MINERALIZACION CON TEXTURA BRECHOIDE

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. Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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