Condestable

Producer in Lima, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279915
MAS/MILS ID 3330270005
Record type Site
Current site name Condestable

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.79974, -12.99782 (WGS84)
Elevation 823
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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 Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.79974, -12.99782

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 45W
    Width 120M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 BLEACHING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip :45W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Raul

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia Minera Condestable, S. A.
    Home office Peru
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Prodebolsa (Broker)
    Interest 80
    Home office Peru
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Workers
    Interest 20
    Home office Peru
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 1200000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1200000mt ore
    Total resources 1200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.16 wt-pct Copper Major 1992

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Waste Rock 10
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Slope of Inclines 0
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 320
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALS WEEK, 6/1/92, P.8.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PRAEGER PUBS., NEW YORK, 339 PGS.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 5/28/92, P.2.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 4/3/92, P.238.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 6/15/92, P.1,2.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONCENTRATES HAVE 24 TO 26 PERCENT CU, 100 MINERS EMPLOYED, PRODUCTI PLANNED FOR 500TPD, PURSER STATES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-FEB-95 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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