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San Francisco Ii Lead Zinc Mine 8

Producer in Huancavelica, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068974
MRDS ID W002253
Record type Site
Current site name San Francisco Ii Lead Zinc Mine 8

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.04136, -12.73117 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700
Relative position THE SAN FRANCISCO II MINE IS ON CERRO TRONCOSO, 5 KM NW OF HUANCAVELICA IN THE PROVINCE OF SAME NAME.

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

  • NO. 8 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GANGUE MINERALS ARE QUARTZ, PYRITE, BARITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.04136, -12.73117
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 80M
    Width 0.15M
    Depth to bottom 120M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Limestone Striking East And Dipping North Is Intruded By Two Vertical Dikes 8-12 M Wide Of Porphyritic Dacite That Strike More Or Less North. Along The West Side Of The Western Dike, Galena, Sphalerite, Iron Oxide, Quartz, And Barite Replace Limestone. The Ore Assays 5-25% Pb, 50-500 Grams Of Silver Per Ton. In A Zone 10-60 Cm Wide And 80 M Long. In Another Manto 40-150 M Thick And 30 M Long The Ore Assays 1-15% Pb, 5-15% Zn And 100-300 G/Ton/Ag In 1956

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years DATA FOR 1956 OR EARLIER

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INSUFFICIENT DATA 3/74 TO MAKE ESTIMATE. METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU INDICATE A SMALL DEPOSIT OF LITTLE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1199

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP

  • Production

    F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1973 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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