Florida, Mina

Producer in La Libertad, Peru with commodities Silver, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100730
MRDS ID LLB0094
Record type Site
Current site name Florida, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.70979, -8.29635 (WGS84)
Elevation 350
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position DESDE EL KILOMETRO 526.5 DE LA CARRETERA PANAMERICANA NORTE HASTA LA MINA HAY UNA DISTANCIA DE 10 KM. EN TROCHA CARROZABLE., Est . Se Tomaron Coordenadas Con Respecto A Loma De La Rinconada.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Libertad(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru La Libertad
Peru La Libertad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EL YACIMIENTO CONSTA DE UNA FRACTURA RELLENA DE CUARZO, QUE PRESENTA FINAS PRLICULAS DE CARBONATOS DE COBRE.

Analytical data

Result AG=2.0 OZ/TC
Result CU=1.07%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Intrusivo Granodioritico
    Rock description Intrusivo Granodioritico
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.70979, -8.29635

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 35 E
    Dip 60 NW
    Thickness 1M
    Length 100M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

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 Owner
    Owner Vasquez Ponce, Isidro.

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Period 1971
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^ Cu=2.69%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct
  • Year 1971
    Period 1971
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Ag=2.0 Oz/Tc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 56g/mt
  • Year 1971
    Period 1971
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Ag=2.0 Oz/Tc, Cu=2.5%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 56g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • LA PRODUCCION SE REALIZO DE MINERAL ESCOGIDO.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE PUDO CALCULAR RESERVAS MINERALES.

Comments on the workings information

  • PRODUCTO DE LA EXPLOTACION DE LOS AFLORAMIENTOS, EL PROPIETARIO HA ENTREGADO EN LOS DEPOSITOS DEL BANCO EN SALAVERRY 19 TM DE MINERAL DE COBRE ESCOGIDO.

Comments on development

  • SE HAN REALIZADO CATEOS. TAMBIEN SE EJECUTO UNA MEDIA BARRETA Y UNA GALERIA EN EL NIVEL 330

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEON APARICIO, JOSE; DICTAMEN MINA FLORIDA; 1971. INFORME DEL BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B6613.

  • Deposit

    COSSIO, AURELIO; GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE PUEMAPE, CHOCOPE, OTUZCO, TRUJILLO, SALAVERRY Y SANTA; 1967.

  • Production

    VILCHEZ, NICANOR; B.M.P. B6613

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ELL YACIMIENTO CONSTA DE UNA FRACTURA PRINCIPAL Y OTRAS SECUNDARIAS; ESTAS ULTIMAS CONTIENEN OXIDOS DE COBRE DISEMINADOS EN EL CUARZO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Pantoja Moran, Francis Judith Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Rosa Gonzales Chavez Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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