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Ernesto I, Mina

Past Producer in Lima, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026586
MRDS ID LIM0048
Record type Site
Current site name Ernesto I, Mina
Related records 10026585, 10026587

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.88721, -12.18953 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Relative position A 342 KM DE LIMA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima
Peru Lima

Comments on the location information

  • SE UBICA EN EL CERRO ALO (REGION DE PARACO), EL ACCESO SE HACE DE ACUERDO AL ITINERARIO SIGUIENTE: LIMA-CANETE- TINCO 320 KM A 8 1/2 HORAS (CAMIONETA), TINCO-MIRAFLORES-MINA A 22 KM A 5 1/2 HORAS (ACEMILA).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA CAJA TECHO SE OBSERVA UNA FRANJA MINERALIZADA CON GALENA, CON UN ANCHO DE 0.05 M. EL RESTO DE LA FRACTURA ESTA RELLENADA CON CUARZO Y DISEMINACIONES DE GALENA Y PIRITA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.88721, -12.18953
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTES
    Strike S 50 W
    Dip 68 SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA INSPECCIONADA SE OBSERVA UNA FORMACION DE CUARCITA. DENTRO DE ESTA FORMACION, SE APRECIA UNA FRACTURA LENTICULAR, Y E LAFLORAMIENTO DE 5 FRACTURAS, CON RUMBOS Y BUZAMIENTOS VARIABLES. EL RELLENO DE LOS AFLORAMIENTOS ESTA CONSTITUIDO PRINCIPALMENTE POR CUARZO CON DISEMINACIONES DE GALENA, PIRITA Y OXIDOS DE FIERRO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Lobos Hernandez, Arnido

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 100HA
    Length 17M
    Overall depth 7M
    Overall length 17M

Comments on the workings information

  • EL LENTE HA SIDO RECONOCIDO Y EXPLOTADO HORIZONTALMENTE POR MEDIO DE UNA TRINCHERA, EN UNA LONGITUD DE 17 MTS; Y EXPLORADO VERTICALMENTE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLEMENTE L, JAIME; INFORME TECNICO MINA "ERNESTO I", BMP. NOVIEMBRE DE 1976. COD. B4733

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA ESTRUCTURA MINERALIZADA ES UNA FRACTURA LENTICULAR
Deposit LOS RESULTADOS DEL MUESTREO DE LOS AFLORAMIENTOS, INDICAN POSIBILIDADES MINERAS DESFAVORABLES. EN CONSECUENCIA, EN LAS CONDICIONES ACTUALES NO SE JUSTIFICA LA EXPLORACION DEL YACIMIENTO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Gastiaburu, Zuloaga (David, Andres) Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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