Huarochiri

Producer in Lima, Peru with commodities Copper, Gold, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158334
MAS/MILS ID 3330270024
Record type Site
Current site name Huarochiri

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.24972, -12.14786 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.24972, -12.14786

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Cia. Minera Caridad S. A.
    Home office Peru
    Year 1975
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Empresa Minera San Nonata S. A.
    Home office Peru
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 400000mt ore
    Total resources 400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Trace 1975
    Lead Pb 3.5 wt-pct Lead Trace 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 500000mt ore
    Total resources 500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Trace 1975
    Lead Pb 4.5 wt-pct Lead Trace 1975
    Zinc Zn 2 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM. PERFORMANCE

  • Deposit

    ANALYSIS. FEBRUARY 25, 1975, P. 225.

  • Deposit

    ANALYSIS. MAY 27, 1975, P. 368.

  • Deposit

    ANALYSIS. FEBRUARY 25, 1975, P. 258, 285.

  • Deposit

    ANALYSIS. MAY 27, 1975, P. 405.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES ARE FOR THE TOWN OF HUAROCHIRI. HUAROCHIRI IS A MINING DISTRICT. TWO COMPANIES ARE CUR- RENTLY IN OPERATION IN THIS AREA. CIA MINERA CARIDAD S.A., AND EMPRESA MINERA SAN NONATO S.A. RESERVE RECORD 1 IS FOR THE CIA MINERA CARIDAD S.A. OPERATION, AND RESERVE RECORD 2 IS FOR THE EMPRESA MINERA SAN NONATO S.A. OPERATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Reed / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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