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Caudalosa

Plant in Huancavelica, Peru with commodities 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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279529
MRDS ID HUA0100
MAS/MILS ID 3330150012
Record type Site
Current site name Caudalosa
Alternate or previous names Caudolosa Grande Misspelling, La Caudalosa Mine, Caudalosa Mine
Related records 10023106, 10182591

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -75.08299, -13.06453 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huancavelica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huancavelica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -75.08299, -13.06453
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1946
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Tailings
Year of first production 1950
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Huachocolpa

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 Cia. Minera Caudalosa S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Corpation Minera Castrovirreyna S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1991
    Description Ore Production 280 Mt/Day

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 408000mt ore
    Indicated 226000mt ore
    Demonstrated 634000mt ore
    Inferred 1000000mt ore
    Total resources 1634000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2 wt-pct Lead Major 1978
    Copper Cu 0.5 wt-pct Copper 1978
    Zinc Zn 2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 550000mt ore
    Demonstrated 550000mt ore
    Total resources 550000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3 wt-pct Lead Major 1975
    Zinc Zn 3.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 2567370mt ore
    Demonstrated 2567370mt ore
    Total resources 2567370mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 5.11 wt-pct Lead Major 1991
    Silver Ag 235.89 g/mt Silver Major 1991
    Zinc Zn 7.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROPERTY IS NO LONGER RECOVERING THE COPPER.
  • UPDATED 1991 RESERVE DATA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    WORLD MINES REGISTER. COMPANIES BY COUNTRY. PERU. MILLER

  • Reserve-Resource

    FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS, INC., SAN FRANCISCO, V. 32, 1979,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 147.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANALYSIS. FEBRUARY 25, 1975, P. 227.

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    IN PERU".

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. PERU. MCGRAW-

  • Deposit

    HILL, INC., NEW YORK, 1978, P. 324.

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF WORLD LEAD AND ZINC PRODUCTION. 1968, PP. 68-69.

  • Deposit

    SOURCE NOT KNOWN.

  • Deposit

    RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM. PERFORMANCE

  • Deposit

    ANALYSIS. MAY 27, 1975, P. 391.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO COMPANIES ARE PRESENTLY WORKING AT THIS LOCATION. RESERVE RECORD 1; CORPORATION MINERA CASTROVIRREYNA S.A. RESERVE RECORD 2; CIA. MINERA CAUDALOSA S.A. THE ABOVE COMMENTS ARE FROM AN EARILER DATA BASE ENTRY. ACCORDING TO NEW 1991 DATA REC 1 COMPANY OWNS REC 2 COMPANY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-95 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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