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Laurion

Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157974
MRDS ID W031428
MAS/MILS ID 3330030041
Record type Site
Current site name Laurion
Related records 10106192

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.35975, -9.26798 (WGS84)
Elevation 4165
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
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.35975, -9.26798
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50E
    Dip 90N
    Thickness 0.6M
    Length 350M
    Width 290M
    Area 20HA
    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. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N50E:90N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1900

Mining district

District name Queb. Honda

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera Vesuvio
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1955

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 2000M
    Overall depth 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method GOPHERING (COYOTING) 10-29
    Percent Waste Rock 80
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED EXCESSIVE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Slope of Inclines 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 300
    Number of Adits 5
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 5
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 20
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A., ERICKSEN, G., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS IN CORD

  • Deposit

    BLANCA AND N. CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: USGS BULL. 1017, 1

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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