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Castrovirreyna Corp.

Plant in Huancavelica, Peru with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206980
MRDS ID W031447
MAS/MILS ID 3330150017
Record type Site
Current site name Castrovirreyna Corp.
Alternate or previous names Sam Genaro, Castrovirreyna, Astohuaraca, El Palomo
Related records 60001833

Comments on the site names

  • NAMES LISTED HERE MAY BE THE NAMES OF INDIVIDUAL MINES THAT SUPPLY THE CONCENTRATOR, THESE NAMES MAY CHANGE, DEPENDING ON THE AREA OF MINING.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -75.3164, -13.28112 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huancavelica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huancavelica

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -75.3164, -13.28112
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1942
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Year of first production 1948
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Villa De Arma

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Castrovirreyna S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sucesion Luis Picasso P
    Interest 69.1
    Home office Peru
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Inversiones Ag S. A.
    Interest 18.4
    Home office Peru
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Rosa Raygada De Picasso
    Interest 12.3
    Home office Peru
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Description Silver Production 15550 Kg
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 15550000g
  • Year 1977
    Description Zinc Production 1353 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 1353mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Lead Production 1020 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 1020mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Copper Production 215 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 215mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Silver Production 614850 Oz
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 19123975.29g
  • Year 1991
    Description Ore Production 131471 Mt Ore/Yr

Comments on the production information

  • 1977 PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE AS FOLLOWS: COPPER---215 MT. LEAD---1,020 MT. ZINC---1,353 MT. SILVER-15,550 KG. 614,850 OZ AG IN 1988.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 183050mt ore
    Indicated 118605mt ore
    Demonstrated 301655mt ore
    Total resources 301655mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.56 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
    Silver Ag 385.714 g/mt Silver Major 1991
    Lead Pb 1.96 wt-pct Lead Major 1991
    Zinc Zn 2.48 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Q-MARTIX 1, COL 1 DATA USED IN THE 1983 SAN GENARO PROPERTY EVALUATION. THIS DATA CAME FROM THE DAVY MCKEE SAN GENARO PROPERTY REPORT, SEPTEMBER, 1982.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    IN PERU, 1991.

  • Deposit

    U.S. STATE DEPT. AIRGRAM FROM U.S. EMBASSY IN LIMA, DEC.21,

  • Deposit

    1978.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, APPROXIMATE FOR CASTROVIRREYNA CORP. OPERATIONS SITE. PEFR DATE APPLIES TO THE SEPTEMBER 1982 DAVY MCKEE PORPERTY REPORT FOR THE SAM GENARO MINE, THE LOCATION IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, HOWEVER THE HISTORICAL AND OWNERSHIP DATA ARE THE SAME.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-95 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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