Pachapaqui

Plant in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304264
MRDS ID W031419
MAS/MILS ID 3330030052
Record type Site
Current site name Pachapaqui
Alternate or previous names Pachapaqui Concentrator
Related records 60001831

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.08975, -9.89795 (WGS84)
Elevation 3963
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.08975, -9.89795

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 5HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1947
Year of first production 1949
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation

Mining district

District name Pachapaqui Mining District

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 Minera Pachapaqui S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jorge Ganoza Bustamante
    Interest 67.9
    Home office Peru
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ganoza Family
    Interest 27.2
    Home office Peru
    Year 1990

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Ore Production 162000 Mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 3471000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3471000mt ore
    Total resources 3471000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 3.65 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990
    Silver Ag 213.61 g/mt Silver Major 1990
    Lead Pb 2.4 wt-pct Lead Major 1990
    Copper Cu 0.6 wt-pct Copper 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CAPACITY OF 700 TPD WAS INCREASED TO 1,000 TPD BY 7/1990. THE MILL PRODUCES THREE CONCENTRATES: PB-AG, CU-AG, AND ZN-AG. TOTAL SILVER PRODUCTION IN 1989 AMOUNTED TO 1.875 MILLION OZ.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    SAME REFERENCE AS "A" ABOVE.

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A., ERICKSEN, G., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORD

  • Deposit

    BLANCA AND N. CORD. HUAYHUASH, PERU: USGS BULL. 1017, 166 PG

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONCENTRATOR DESCRIPTION, RECEIVES FROM STA. CLARA, PATRIA M PLANT POWERED BY 75 HP FRANCIS WATER TURBINE, OPERATES HALF DUE LITTLE ORE IN 1949

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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