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Cajamarquilla

Plant in Lima, Peru with commodities Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Silver, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Zinc, Refiner
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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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279509
MAS/MILS ID 3330271027
Record type Site
Current site name Cajamarquilla
Alternate or previous names Lima

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -76.98304, -12.13116 (WGS84)
Elevation 450

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
Cadmium Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary
Zinc, Refiner Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -76.98304, -12.13116
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1981
Plant type Smelter/Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cominco
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1997
    Last year 1997

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Refined Zinc 58193 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 58913mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Refined Zinc 92244 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 92244mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Refined Zinc 89782 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 89782mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Refined Zinc 83663 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 83663mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Refined Zinc 93587 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 93587mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Refined Zinc 96045 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 96045mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Refinery Production 61000 Mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Refinery Production 93000 Mt

Comments on the production information

  • GRADE GIVEN FOR SULFUR IS FOR SULFURIC ACID.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FROM 1996 COMINCO ANNUAL REPORT

Comments on other economic factors

  • CONCENTRATES ARE FROM VARIOUS CENTROMIN AND MINPECO MINES IN THE REGION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    *CRU METAL MONITOR, ZINC, FEB. 1992, P. 7.

  • Deposit

    KAISER ENGINEERS REPORT, 1987

  • Deposit

    CRU ZINC MONITOR-SEPTEMBER 1996

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 6 MONTH PRODUCTION FOR 1996 ROSE TO 52KMT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUL-1997 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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