Contonga

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133677
MRDS ID ANC0021
MAS/MILS ID 3330030022
Record type Site
Current site name Contonga
Related records 10106595

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.15227, -7.35666 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.15227, -7.35666

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 25HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 25
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes
Mining method Combined Methods - Shrinkage W/Cut and Fill
Year of first production 1976
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Contonga

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Santo Toribio
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1974

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EXTENSION FROM B-H.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Number of Adits 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDEAN-PERUVIAN TIMES, 1974, DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION PROJE

  • Deposit

    LIMA, PERU, VOL. 34, NO. 1764, P. 63.

  • Deposit

    1975-76 EMT INT.DIRECTORY

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, PERU: NEW

  • Deposit

    YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1978, P. 326.

  • Deposit

    RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PERFORMANCE

  • Deposit

    ANALYSIS: APRIL 14, 1975, P. 64.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE TO OPEN 1974,CONC. PLANT TO OPEN 1974.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-83 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.