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Santa Rita

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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230762
MAS/MILS ID 3330270029
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rita

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -76.32472, -11.76458 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES ARE FOR THE TOWN OF SAN MATEO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -76.32472, -11.76458
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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
Year of first production 1942
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation

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 Compania Minera Santa Rita S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Gubbins Family
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1990

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Ore Production 127162 Mt

Comments on the production information

  • LAT/LONG IS FOR THE TOWN OF SAN MATEO. SANTA RITA PRODUCED 459,369 OZ OF AG IN 1988.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 563278mt ore
    Indicated 119813mt ore
    Demonstrated 683091mt ore
    Total resources 683091mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 238.6285 g/mt Silver Major 1991
    Zinc Zn 3.88 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991
    Lead Pb 1.57 wt-pct Lead Major 1991
    Copper Cu 0.34 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 563278mt ore
    Indicated 119813mt ore
    Demonstrated 683091mt ore
    Total resources 683091mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 238.6285 g/mt Silver Major 1990
    Zinc Zn 3.88 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990
    Lead Pb 1.57 wt-pct Lead Major 1990
    Copper Cu 0.34 wt-pct Copper Major 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERS IN PERU". PAGES 275-277.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    1971, P. 127.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    1978, P. 57.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 6/27/97--CONFIRMED WITH COUNTRY SPEC. THAT MINE IS PRODUCING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-JUN-1997 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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