Santa Cruz, Mina

Past Producer in Pasco, Peru with commodities Antimony, Silver
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. 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 10099319
MRDS ID PAS0007
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Cruz, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.30389, -10.49793 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position DISTA 5 KM. DEL PUEBLO DE SANTA ANA DE TUSI; 8.5 KM. DEL CENTRO MINERO COLQUIJIRCA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pasco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Pasco
Peru Pasco

Comments on the location information

  • LA MINA SE UBICA EN EL PARAJE DE SCHICSHIN, DEL DISTRITO DE SANTA ANA DE TUSI. EL ACCESO DESDE HUANCAYO ES: HUANCAYO-CERRO DE PASCO 225 KM. (CARRETERA AFIRMADA); CERRO DE PASCO-SANTA ANA DE TUSI (HITO 43) 43 KM. (CARRRETERA AFIRMADA); SANTA ANA DE TUSI-MINA 2.5 KM. (CAMINO DE HERRADURA). LOS RECURSOS HIDRICOS SON ABUNDANTES, MAS NO ASI LA MADERA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOS MINERALES, EN LA VETA, SE HALLAN DISEMINADOS Y SON DE BAJA LEY.

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidacion Superficial

Analytical data

Result LEYES DE MUESTREO: SB 0.58%
Result AG NIL OZ/TC.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.30389, -10.49793

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • No Existe

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA DE LA PROPIEDAD MINERA SE OBSERVAN: PIZARRAS, LUTITAS Y FILITAS, TODAS ELLAS PARCIALMENTE CUBIERTAS POR UNA GRUESA CAPA DE TERRENO DE CULTIVO Y VEGETACION DE PUNA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Angel Espiritu Calderon

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LA ZONA INSPECCIONADA PRESENTA MINERALES DE ANTIMONIO DE BAJA LEY Y NO ES POSIBLE HACER CALCULO DE RESERVAS.

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS LABORES CONSISTEN EN UNA ZANJA DE 40 M. Y UNA PEQUENA TRINCHERA, AMBAS PRESENTAN DERRUMBES E INUNDACIONES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NUNES ALMEIDA, LUIS; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SANTA CRUZ", BMP. 1972; COD. B4955

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO PRESENTA UNA VETA INTERESTRATIFICADA EN LAS PIZARRAS, DEBILMENTE MINERALIZADA: CON PEQUENOS CRISTALES DE ANTIMONIO DISTRIBUIDDO INDISTINTAMENTE DENTRO DE UN MATERIAL PANIZADO Y DE COLOR OCRE.
Deposit AL 24 DE ABRIL DE 1972, LAS LABORES MINERAS SE ENCONTRABAN PARALIZADAS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1994 Yucra Cordova, Antonio Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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