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Huaron

Plant in Pasco, Peru with commodities Copper, 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. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182803
MRDS ID W002011
MAS/MILS ID 3330350011
Record type Site
Current site name Huaron
Alternate or previous names Huaron Mines
Related records 10068764

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -76.39973, -11.0479 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pasco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Pasco

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE/LONGITUDE BASED ON THE TOWN OF HUARON.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Enargite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -76.39973, -11.0479
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N90E
    Dip 90N
    Thickness 400M
    Area 1200HA
    Depth to top 40M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N90E:90N
    Minimum Depth to Top 20
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1200
    Date of Last Modification 920908

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1860
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1912
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Huayllay Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Huaron S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Minas De Acata S. A.
    Interest 6
    Home office Peru
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Penarroya Of France
    Interest 30.5
    Home office France
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Promotora Y Gestora Minera S. A./Milpo Cia. Minera
    Interest 49.3
    Home office Peru
    Year 1991

Comments on the ownership information

  • RECORDS 02 TO 04 ARE THE OWNERS OF CIA. MINERA HUARON S.A.

Comments on the production information

  • MOST CONTAINED SILVER IS IN THE COPPER CONCENTRATE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1959
    Measured 1600000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1600000mt ore
    Inferred 2900000mt ore
    Total resources 4500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1959
    Lead Pb 4 wt-pct Lead Major 1959
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1959
    Measured 800000mt ore
    Demonstrated 800000mt ore
    Inferred 1000000mt ore
    Total resources 1800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1959
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 5100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 8.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Silver Ag 192.8 g/mt Silver Major 1975
    Lead Pb 4.8 wt-pct Lead Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 2119488mt ore
    Indicated 2590486mt ore
    Demonstrated 4709974mt ore
    Total resources 4709974mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 4.25 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991
    Silver Ag 269.143 g/mt Silver Major 1991
    Lead Pb 2.45 wt-pct Lead Major 1991
    Copper Cu 0.39 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 7500000mt ore
    Total resources 7500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Silver Ag 261 g/mt Silver Major 1993
    Lead Pb 2.2 wt-pct Lead Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DURING THE YEARS 1957-1958, AVERAGE ASSAYS FOR PB-ZN ORE WERE 4.45 PERCENT PB, 5.22 PERCENT ZN, AND 212 GM/MT AG. WHILE ASSAYS FOR CU ORE WERE 3.0 PERCENT CU, AND 125 GM/MT AG.
  • MINE CAP OF 1200 TPD. 1989 PRODUCTION OF 412,703 MT ORE AT 1.87% PB, 3.98% ZN, 0.46% CU, AND 8.28 OZ AG. IN 1988 THE MINE PRODUCED 1,869,853 OZ OF AG. US EMBASSY REPORTS RESERVES OF, 3.8 MILLION MT AT 2.22% PB, 3.99% ZN, 0.46% CU, AND 8.39 OZ/MT AG.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 250M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method COMBINED METHODS
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 2000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 325
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING, PERU, 1975, P. 324.

  • Reserve-Resource

    RIO TINTO ZINC, MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PERU, FEB. 25,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1975, PP. 238, 265.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE PERU REPORT'S " LAS MINAS DEL PERU - MINES AND MINERS IN

  • Reserve-Resource

    PERU", PAGES 177-179.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 39, 44, 49.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PRAEGER PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK, 339 PGS.

  • Deposit

    SCOTT, O., AND OTHERS, 1974, MEDIUM MINES, IN ANDEAN-

  • Deposit

    PERUVIAN...?, LIMA, PERU, VOL. 34, NO. 1764, P. 36.

  • Deposit

    MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, MINES DE HUARON, 1978,

  • Deposit

    PP. 394-395.

  • Deposit

    FRANCISCO, MILLER FREEMAN, 1979, P. 149; UNKNOWN SOURCE.

  • Deposit

    PETERSEN, U., REGIONAL GEOLOGY AND MAJOR ORE DEPOSITS OF...?

  • Deposit

    FOREIGN SERVICE DISPATCH, DES. 283, FROM: EMBASSY, LIMA,

  • Deposit

    PERU; TO: THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, JAN. 28,

  • Deposit

    1959, PP. 51-53.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1036 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR 90 PER CENT OF

  • Deposit

    ALL OUTPUT OTHER THAN COAL: SOUTH AMERICA: PERU:

  • Deposit

    V. 121, NO. 3, 1969, P. 241.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1029 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR 90 PER CENT OF

  • Deposit

    V. 125, NO. 3, 1971, PP. 253, 257.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, PERU: V. 127, NO. 3, 1972, P. 295.

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF WORLD LEAD AND ZINC PRODUCTION, 1968?, P. 72-73.

  • Deposit

    PUBLISHERS ARE UNKNOWN.

  • Deposit

    NO. 4, 1974 PP. 262-285; UNKNOWN SOURCE.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE DEPOSIT CONSITS OF SETS LENSES AND VEINS, 90%N OF ALL THE MINING TAKES PLACE IN THE VEINS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-AUG-94 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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