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Huachacolpa Mine

Producer in Huancavelica, Peru with commodities Cadmium, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133635
MRDS ID W002239
MAS/MILS ID 3330150007
Record type Site
Current site name Huachacolpa Mine
Alternate or previous names Huachocolpa Mine
Related records 60001609

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -74.89969, -13.11452 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huancavelica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huancavelica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -74.89969, -13.11452
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 100HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Shrinkage Methods

Mining district

District name Huachocolpa

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. De Minas Buenaventura
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1971

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Waste Rock 20
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    Capacity 240
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 312
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PURSER, W. F., 1971, METAL-MINING IN PERU, PAST AND PRESENT:

  • Deposit

    PRAEGER PUBS., NEW YORK, 339 PGS.

  • Deposit

    MCKEE, E., NOBLE, D., PETERSEN, U., ARENAS, M., BENAVIDES, A

  • Deposit

    CHRONOLOGY OF LATE TERT. VOLCANISM AND MINERAL., HUACHOCOLPA

  • Deposit

    CENTRAL PERU: ECON. GEOL. VOL. 70 NO. 2, P. 388

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PURSER MAKES ONLY PASSING REFERENCE TO THIS MINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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