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Caudalosa

Producer in Huancavelica, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  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 10068754
MRDS ID W001995
Record type Site
Current site name Caudalosa
Alternate or previous names Caudalosa Chica Mina, Veins: Caudalosa, San Pedro.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.96636, -13.04783 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 16 KM NE OF CASTROVIRREYNA; 420 KM SE OF LIMA; 5.5 KM NE OF HUACHOCOLPA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huancavelica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huancavelica

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM METALLOGENIC MAP OF PERU 1969 - NO. 27. THERE IS ANOTHER CAUDALOSA MINE (PB, ZN, AG) IN THE DEPARTAMENTO HUANCAVELICA, OWNER IS CORPORACION MINERA CASTROVIRREYNA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bournonite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Enargite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Realgar Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Kaolin Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Casapalca Volcanics
    Rock description Casapalca Volcanics

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.96636, -13.04783
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Normal Fault N40-55 In Western And N70-80e In Eastern Part

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, TABULAR
    Strike NE
    Dip NW, SE
    Thickness 1M
    Length 900M
    Width 250M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1875
Production years 1, 2, 3, 4, 1957

Mining district

District name Huachocolpa District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Caudalosa S. A. )
    First year 1942
  • Type Owner
    Owner Corporacion Minera Castrovirreyna

Production statistics

  • Year 1957
    Material AG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^4.5 % Pb, 3 % Zn, 0.65 % Cu, 10 Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Silver Silver 10g/mt
    Zinc Zinc 3wt-pct
    Lead Lead 5wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • CAPACITY (1976) 400 TPD; FEED GRADE 5.11% PB, 5.63% ZN, 5.31 OZ/MT AG; RECOVERY IN CONCENTRATE 90.87% PB, 80.78% ZN, 83.51% AG

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA INSUFFICIENT TO MAKE ESTIMATE.
  • INTERNAT. DIR. OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCES. OPERAT. 1977.
  • LINE 1: INTERNAT. DIR. OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCES. OPERAT. 1977; ORE(1) PROVED, ORE(2) PROBABLE, ORE(3) POSSIBLE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1400M
    Overall depth 300M

Comments on the workings information

  • 5 SHAFTS, 7 LEVELS IN COUDALOSA, 9 LEVELS IN SAN PEDRO.

Comments on development

  • ; MILL.CAP : 280 MT/DAY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEWIS R. W. 1956, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF CASTROVIRREYNA MINING DISTRICT. SOC. GEOL. PERU BOL. V 30, P. 217-224. THE BULLETIN IS A DESCRIPTION OF VEIN SYSTEMS, MINERALOGY, AND MINERAL ZONING OF AN AREA THAT INCLUDES THE SAN GENARO, CAUDALOSA, CARMEN AND LIRA MINES

  • Deposit

    PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969

  • Deposit

    INTERNAT. DIR. OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCES. OPERAT. 1977.

  • Deposit

    CAVANAGH, J., AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPORT'S GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, PERU REPORTING SERVICIOS EDITORIALES S.R.L., P. 116-119.

  • Deposit

    ZEGARRA ACEVEDO, ELARD. 1974, GEOLOGIA DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE TINQUICORRAL: BANCO MINERO DEL PERU, B2130.

  • Deposit

    CASTILLO, J.R., 1972, INFORME MINA CAUDALOSA: BANCO MINERO DEL PERU, B2078.

  • Deposit

    ROSE KAMP, ERWIN. 1954, INFORMES SOBRE LA REGION MINERA DE HUACHOCOLPA. BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B2043.

  • Deposit

    CASTILLO, R. 1972, INFORME SOBRE LA MINA CAUDALOSA CHICA: REPORTE DEL BANCO MINERO.

  • Deposit

    TEJADA, G. 1966, INFORME COMPANIA MINERA CAUDALOSA S.A. Y HUACHOCOLPA S.A.: REPORTE DEL BANCO MINERO.

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1151-1154.

  • Deposit

    1956 GEOLMAP LEWIS, R. W. BULLETIN SOC. GEOL. PERU

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS. UNPUBLISHED REPORT

  • Production

    FRANK SIMONS UNPUBLISHED REPORT . LINES 6-11:LA MINERIA EN EL PERU, ANUARIO MINERO COMERCIAL 1977; CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991) FOR YEARS 1980-1990.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO PRINCIPAL VEINS ARE CAUDALOSA AND SAN PEDRO. SAN PEDRO HAS BEEN DEVELOPED ON SEVEN LEVELS 900M ALONG STRIKE AND 250M VERTICALLY. THE VEIN IS ONE METER THICK. CAUDALOSA VEIN WAS DEVELOPED 500M ALONG STRIKE TO DEPTHS OF 250M ON NINE LEVELS.
Deposit SEE RECORD NUMBER HVN0002.
Deposit First Production Year: 1875, SIGNIFICANT 1948

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Goudarzi, Gus H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1978 Theune, C.T. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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