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Chungar

Plant in Pasco, Peru with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182176
MRDS ID W002201
MAS/MILS ID 3330350019
Record type Site
Current site name Chungar
Alternate or previous names Animon
Related records 10068926

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -76.39973, -11.0479 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pasco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Pasco

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ARE COORDINATES FOR THE TOWN OF HUARON. THE MINE IS CLOSE, "NEXT DOOR", TO THE HUARON OPERATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -76.39973, -11.0479
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1950
Year of first production 1950
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation

Mining district

District name Huayllay 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 Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Chungar S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ucovich Family
    Interest 83.9
    Home office Peru
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Empresa Administradora
    Interest 16.1
    Home office Peru
    Year 1990

Comments on the ownership information

  • RECORDS 01, 02 ARE THE OWNERS OF CIA. MINERA CHUNGAR S.A.

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Description Lead Content In Concentrate 1078 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 1078mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Zinc Content In Concentrate 2006 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 2006mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Silver Production 272927 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 272927mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 102.857 g/mt Silver Major 1990
    Lead Pb 4 wt-pct Lead Major 1990
    Copper Cu 0.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
    Zinc Zn 16 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE PERU REPORT'S "LAS MINAS DEL PERU - MINES AND MINERS IN

  • Reserve-Resource

    PERU", PP. 149-151.

  • Deposit

    U.S. STATE DEPT. AIRGRAM FROM U.S. EMBASSY IN LIMA, DEC. 21,

  • Deposit

    1978, P.50.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-SEP-92 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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