| Deposit ID | 10133677 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ANC0021 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3330030022 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Contonga |
| Related records | 10106595 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.15227, -7.35666 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ancash(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Ancash |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -78.15227, -7.35666 |
|---|
| Area | 25HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| 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 |
| District name | Contonga |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cia. Minera Santo Toribio |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Peru |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3330030022 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ANC0021 | MAS references MRDS |
ANDEAN-PERUVIAN TIMES, 1974, DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION PROJE
LIMA, PERU, VOL. 34, NO. 1764, P. 63.
1975-76 EMT INT.DIRECTORY
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF
MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, PERU: NEW
YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1978, P. 326.
RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PERFORMANCE
ANALYSIS: APRIL 14, 1975, P. 64.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE TO OPEN 1974,CONC. PLANT TO OPEN 1974. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-83 | Ljb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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