San Expedito

Producer in Pasco, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255558
MAS/MILS ID 3330350018
Record type Site
Current site name San Expedito

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.49973, -11.1979 (WGS84)
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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.49973, -11.1979

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 10HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1937

Mining district

District name Pasco

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Cerro
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 10000M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Percent Waste Rock 25
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE 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
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Slope of Inclines 0
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    Capacity 135
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 10
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JR., 1975, INTERN. DIRECTORY OF MININ

  • Deposit

    MCGRAW HILL, N. Y., P. 255

  • Deposit

    PURSER, W.F., 19871, METAL-MINING IN PERU, PAST AND PRESENT,

  • Deposit

    PRAEGER PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK, P. 119.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUN-91 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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