Sayapullo

Plant in Cajamarca, 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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207153
MRDS ID CAJ0002
MAS/MILS ID 3330110008
Record type Site
Current site name Sayapullo
Alternate or previous names Sayapullo Mine
Related records 10007746

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -78.13307, -7.58135 (WGS84)
Elevation 2800
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cajamarca(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cajamarca

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -78.13307, -7.58135

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1924
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Year of first production 1926
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Sayapullo

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Sayapullo S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1991
    Description Ore Production 300 Mt/Day

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 611680mt ore
    Indicated 135730mt ore
    Demonstrated 747410mt ore
    Total resources 747410mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.94 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
    Lead Pb 0.08 wt-pct Lead Trace 1991
    Zinc Zn 0.66 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1991
    Silver Ag 290.06 g/mt Silver Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TREATMENT CAPACITY OF 200 MTPD. PRODUCED 414,969 OZ AG IN 1988.
  • 1982 PROPERTY EVALUATION DATA

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings OPEN
    3rd Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 300
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PRAEGER, NEW YORK, 339 PGS.

  • Deposit

    1975 E/MJ INT.DIRECTORY,P.256.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-JAN-1993 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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