Santa Clara, Mina

Occurrence in Huancavelica, Peru with commodities Silver, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094943
MRDS ID HVN0139
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Clara, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.71638, -12.55202 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position A 36.5 KM AL N 48 E DE LA CIUDAD DE HUANCAVELICA (DISTANCIA HORIZONTAL Y RB TOMADOS DE LA CARTA DE HUANCAVELICA A ESCALA 1:00000), UBICADO ENM EL PARAJE SARA CCOTO, REGION Y HACIENDA AMACCO., Est . Coordenadas Tomadas De La Carta De Huancavelica A Escala 1:100000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huancavelica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huancavelica
Peru Huancavelica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOS DATOS ANALITICOS REPRESENTAN LA LEY PROMEDIO DE LAS VETAS EXISTENTES, AUNQUE LAS LEYES DE PLATA VAN DESDE TRAZAS HASTA 2.3 OZ/TC; Y LAS LEYES DE DE COBRE VAN DE 0.36% A 12.09%.

Analytical data

Result 1.09 OZ/TC AG, 3.15 % CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.71638, -12.55202

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rodriguez Huaman, Maximiliano

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FERNANDEZ N, HORACIO. 1969, INFORME MINA: SANTA CLARA. BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B4958

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ES UN RELLENO DE FRACTURA QUE, EN FORMA DESORDENADA, APARECEN ALGUNAS VECES CRUZANDO LOS ESTRATOS Y OTRAS COINCIDEN CON ELLOS, LOS BUZAMIENTOS SON VARIABLES Y LOS ESTRATOS TIENEN UN RB N 10-60 W Y BZ 70-85 SW. LAS VETAS HASTA AHORA DESCUBIERTAS SON "SANTA CLARA", "SAN ANDRES", "MOISES", SAN VICENTE", "SAN PEDRO" Y "SAN PABLO", DE LAS CUALES LAS TRES PRIMERAS SE CARACTERIZAN PORQUE LOS MINERALES DE COBRE SE PRESENTAN EN CONCENTRACIONES MASIVAS, EN LAS DEMAS ES FRACUENTE ENCONTRAR DICHOS MINERALES DISEMINADOS Y ABUNDANTE GANGA DE CUARZO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Cabrera Cabrera, R. Luz Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-1994 Ing. Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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