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Animas, Mina

Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, 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. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100578
MRDS ID ANC0078
Record type Site
Current site name Animas, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.25256, -8.89855 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position A 16 KM. DE PAMPAROMAS, Est . Tomado De La Hoja De Santa Rosa 18-G, 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 EL PARAJE COLQUIPOCRO, DISTRITO DE PAMPAROMAS, PROV. DE HUAYLAS. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA DESDE TRUJILLO POR LA SIGUIENTE RUTA: TRUJILLO-CHIMBOTE-DESVIO NEPENA: 173 KMS. DE CARRETERA AFIRMADA, DESCVIPO NEPENA-SAN JACINTO-MORO- UCHUPE: 70 KM. DE CARRETERA AFIRMADA. UCHUPE PAMAPAROMAS-COLQUIPOCRO: 16 KM. DE CAMINO DE HERRADURA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 90 OZ/TC AG, 0.80% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.25256, -8.89855
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (VETAS)
    Strike N27W
    Dip 80SW

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA DEL YACIMIENTO AFLORAN ROCAS VOLCANICAS, ESTRATOS DE CALIZAS E INTRUSIONES GRANODIORITICAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia. Explotadora De Minas Colquipocro S.A.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Rafael Zuzunaga Vizcarra

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Material CONC AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^460 Oz/Tc Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Silver Silver 12990g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • POR CADA 154 TON. DE MINERAL TRATADAS EN 4 DIAS DE OPERACION, SE OBTIENE 1 TM DE CONCENTRADOS DE PLATA.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 20000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 466.551 g/mt Silver Major 1971

Comments on the workings information

  • LOS TRABAJOS DE EXPLOTACION ESTAN ORIENTADOS A LA EXPLOTACION DE CANCHAS Y EN MENOR PROPORCION EN LA RECUPERACION DE ALGUNOS PUENTES Y RELLENOS ANTIGUOS.

Comments on development

  • PARA LA EXPLORACION Y DESARROLLO DE LA MINA SE HAN EJECUTADO 8 GALERIAS CON UN ENCAMPANE TOTAL DE 380 M. CON LA CORTADA CARMEN A LOS 22 M. DE LA BOCA MINA SE INTERCEPTO A LA VETA ANIMAS Y A LOS 117 M. LA VETA BALCON.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INFORME DE LAS MINAS ANIMAS, SAN ANTONIO Y TAYAPAMPA, B.M.P. MAYO 1971, COD. B2281

  • Production

    BANCO MINERO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE 9 FRACTURAS DOMINANTES CONTENIENDO MINERALES ARGENTIFEROS QUE SE HAN EMPLAZADO EN ROCAS VOLCANICAS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1994 Delgado Valladares, Javier E. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-MAR-1994 Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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