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Santa Rita De Jirac, Mina

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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 10097594
MRDS ID ANC0058
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rita De Jirac, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.71143, -9.5713 (WGS84)
Elevation 2950
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 65 KM. DE ANCASH, Est . Tomado De La Hoja De Huaraz 20-H Esc. 1:100000

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 YACIMIENTO SE ENCUENTRA UBICADO EN LA QUEBRADA SHAPUSRURI. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA DESDE HUARAZ POR LA CARRETERA HACIA CASMA. DISTA 100 KM. DE LA PLANTA CATAC.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.52% PB, 38.26 OZ/TC AG, 0.34% CU, 0.85% ZN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.71143, -9.5713
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (VETILLAS)
    Strike N50-60E
    Dip 75-85NW

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA DEL DENUNCIO OCURREN ESQUISTOS BIOTITICOS, CUARCITAS Y UN INTRUSIVO GRANODIORITICO, PROBABLEMENTE ESTE ULTIMO CAUSANTE DE LOS PRIMEROS EFECTOS SOBRE LAS ROCAS VOLCANICAS PRE-EXISTENTES.

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 Javier Zimic Ames

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Material AG ZN PB CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^7.91% Zn, 18.3 Oz/Tc Ag, 7.40% As, 0.03 Oz/Tc Au.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 517g/mt
    Gold Gold 1g/mt
    Zinc Zinc 8wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • LA PRODUCCION ES MUY ESPORADICA.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DADO LO INCIPIENTE DE LAS LABORES EXISTENTES Y VALORES SUB-COMERCIALES OBTENIDOS EN LOS AVANCES, NO ES POSIBLE CONSIDERAR RESERVAS DE CATEGORIA ALGUNA.

Comments on the workings information

  • LA EXPLOTACION SE REALIZA A PULSO FRENTE A LA GALERIA DEL NIVEL 1. EN ESTA OPERACION PARTICIPAN TRES HOMBRES. DE UN AVANCE DE 6 M. EFECTUADO EN 20 DIAS, SE HA OBTENIDO APROXIMADAMENTE 1/4 TM DE MINERAL ESCOGIDO.

Comments on development

  • EN LOS ESQUISTOS Y SOBRE DOS VETILLAS DISTANCIADAS 1.00 M. EXISTE UNA GALERIA DE 11 M. ; ECON.COM: EL YACIMIENTO OFRECE POSIBILIDADES ECONOMICAS AMPLIAS EN PROFUNDIDAD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VALENCIA, RONAL; ESTUDIO ZONAL DE LA ZONA MINERA DE PIRA, B.M.P. JULIO 1972, COD. B2132.

  • Deposit

    VALENCIA BELLIDO, RONAL; MINA SANTA RITA DE JIRAC, B.M.P. FEBRERO 1973, COD. B4659.

  • Deposit

    DALA HUARICANCHA, JOSE; INSPECCIONES DE CONTROL MINA POKER DE ASES, B.M.P. SETIEMBRE 1982, COD. B4400.

  • Production

    BANCO MINERO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR NUMEROSAS VETILLAS MINERALIZADAS EMPLAZADAS ENTRE LOS PLANOS DE ESQUISTOSIDAD DE LAS ROCAS. LA POTENCIA ALCANZA LOS 0.20 M. CON UNA DEBIL PIRITIZACION DE LOS ESQUISTOS.

Reporter information

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

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