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Buena Fe Mine

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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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. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099561
MRDS ID TC40935
Record type Site
Current site name Buena Fe Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.83809, -9.12492 (WGS84)
Elevation 3148
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 4 KM SW OF PUEBLO LIBRE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • ON SE SIDE OF QUEBRADA HUAPULAHURAN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.83809, -9.12492
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name SW VEIN
    Strike N-N25W}N25-30W}N35W-N10E}N45W
    Dip 65E}50NE}65NE-85SE}75-85SW
    Thickness 0.6M
    Length 20M
    Width 175M
  • Name MAIN VEIN 150 M NE OF OREBODY 0
    Strike N-N25W}N25-30W}N35W-N10E}N45W
    Dip 65E}50NE}65NE-85SE}75-85SW
    Thickness 0.01M
    Length 100M
    Width 30M
  • Name NE VEIN 200 M NORTH OF OREBODY 1
    Strike N-N25W}N25-30W}N35W-N10E}N45W
    Dip 65E}50NE}65NE-85SE}75-85SW
    Thickness 0.5M
    Length 65M
  • Name OTHER WORKINGS
    Strike N-N25W}N25-30W}N35W-N10E}N45W
    Dip 65E}50NE}65NE-85SE}75-85SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Mining district

District name Pueblo Libre District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gastelmendi, Octavio

Comments on the production information

  • LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY. ACTIVE IN 1947.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1957, BASE-METAL DEPOSITS OF THE CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1040, 165P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BODENLOS AND STRACZEK (1957).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SW VEIN: DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF THREE VEINS, SW ONE AT 3205 M. MAIN VEIN (OREBODY 1): ACTIVE IN 1947, MINING STOPE 15 M DEEP. NE VEIN (OREBODY 2): NEARLY BARREN OF SULFIDES. OTHER WORKINGS: 0.5 KM WEST OF BUENA FE ARE ABANDONED WORKINGS.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1900'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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