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Santander

Plant in Lima, 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207207
MRDS ID W029837
MAS/MILS ID 3330270012
Record type Site
Current site name Santander
Related records 10079734

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.51643, -11.1146 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600

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 Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.51643, -11.1146
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 90N
    Thickness 210M
    Length 152M
    Width 8.5M
    Area 100HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip :90N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 791016

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1957
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Year of first production 1959
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Santander

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 Cia. Minerales De Santander (St. Joe Minerals Corp.)
    Home office Peru
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Docarb S. A.
    Year 1989

Comments on the production information

  • PURSER STATES 25000 TONS ZN CONS ARE SENT ANNUALLY TO ST. JO LEAD CO. ALSO, MINE ONCE WAS OPEN PIT BUT NOW ALL UNDERGROUND. O. SCOTT STATES 30 TPD 40 PCT PB CONS AND 200 TPD 50 PCT ZN PRODUCED, TOTAL 470 EMPLOYEES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 500000mt ore
    Total resources 500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 11.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1978
    Lead Pb 0.4 wt-pct Lead Minor 1978
    Copper Cu 0.4 wt-pct Copper Minor 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 662000mt ore
    Indicated 1198000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1860000mt ore
    Total resources 1860000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 7.67 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OP: COMPANIA MINERALES SANTANDER. FORMERLY ST. JOE MINERALS. PRODUCES THREE CONCENTRATES: ZN, CU, AND PB U.S. EMBASSY LISTS RESERVES OF 1.730 MILLION METRIC TONS ORE. NO GRADES GIVEN. NO SPECIFIC COST DATA ON BH.
  • DATA FROM PAH REPORT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 210M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Recovery 85
    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 1
    Capacity 900
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PRAEGER PUBS., NEW YORK, 339 PGS.

  • Deposit

    SCOTT, O., AND OTHERS, THE MEDIUM-SIZED MINES, IN ANDEAN-PER

  • Deposit

    TIMES, LIMA, PERU, VOL. 34, NO. 1764, P. 33.

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF WORLD LEAD AND ZINC PRODUCTION, 1968, P. 74-75.

  • Deposit

    SOURCE IS UNKNOWN.

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    MINING MAGAZINE, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF PERU: V. 131,

  • Deposit

    NO. 4, 1974, P. 262-285.

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    WORLD MINING CATALOG, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY NUMBER, PERU:

  • Deposit

    V. 29, NO. 6, 1976, P. 186.

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    MINING MAGAZINE, SOUTH AMERICA: PERU: V. 125, NO. 3, 1971,

  • Deposit

    P. 252-253.

  • Deposit

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

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    CENTRAL PERU: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 60, NO. 3, 1965,

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    P. 407-427.

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    PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1978, COMPANIA MINERALES SANTANDER

  • Deposit

    INC., P. O. BOX 1171, LIMA, LIMA, PERU. COPY ON FILE AT

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    BUREAU OF MINES IN DENVER.

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    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

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    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, PERU: NEW

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    YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1978, P. 326.

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    V. 6, NO. 7, 1970, P. 147.

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

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SOUTH AMERICA: PERU: V. 121, NO. 3, 1969,

  • Deposit

    P. 241.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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