Misericordia De Lucma, Mina

Prospect in La Libertad, Peru with commodity Antimony
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. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026645
MRDS ID LLB0078
Record type Site
Current site name Misericordia De Lucma, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.55756, -7.64277 (WGS84)
Elevation 2300
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Est . Se Tomaron Coordenadas Con Respecto Al Distrito De Lucma.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Libertad(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru La Libertad
Peru La Libertad

Comments on the location information

  • PARA LLEGAR AL YACIMIENTO SE RECORREN DESDE TRUJILLO, 98 KM. DE CARRETERA Y 90 MINUTOS DE CAMINO DE HERRADURA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA PRINCIPALMENTE DE ESTIBINA

Analytical data

Result SB=48.37%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Chicama
    Rock description Chicama

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.55756, -7.64277

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticlinal Con Rumbo Nw-Se
Type of structure Local
Structure description Pequenas Fallas Y Fracturas

Ore body information

  • General form LENTES
    Thickness 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS PRINCIPALES ESTRUCTURAS OBSERVADAS EN EL AREA ESTAN CONSTITUIDAS POR ROCAS DE CIZALLAMIENTO DE PEQUENA MAGNITUD; EN UNA DE ELLAS SE HA RECONOCIDO LA INTRUSION DE LAS SOLUCIONES MINERALIZADAS ANTIMONIOSAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bracamonte Celestino, Felix

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Sb=45%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Antimony Antimony 45wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • SE DEBE TENER EN CUENTA QUE LA PRODUCCION NO DEBE SER MENOR, PORQUE SE HA PUESTO COMO CONDICION PARA EL OTORGAMIENTO DE ADELANTOS O PRESTAMOS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE HAN CUBICADO RESERVAS MINERALES.

Comments on development

  • SE HAN EFECTUADO UN PIQUE DE 4 M. EN LOS SUBNIVELES DE 2 M. CADA UNO EN DIRECCION N 103 E. EN EL FRENTE DEL SUBNIVEL OESTE, SE ENCONTRO UN LENTE DE 2 CM. DE POTENCIA Y EN LA CAJA NORTE SE CONSTATO LA EXISTENCIA DE OTRO LENTE DE 3 CM. EN EL FONDO DEL PIQUE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VILCHEZ, NICANOR. MEMORANDUN INFORME MINA MISERICORDIA DE LUCMA, 1970. INFORME DEL BANCO MINERO DEL PERU B5652.

  • Deposit

    COSSIO, AURELIO. GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE PUEMAPE, CHOCOPE, OTUZCO, TRUJILLO, SALAVERRY Y SANTA, 1967

  • Production

    BANCO MINERO DEL PERU

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONFORMADO POR LENTES PEQUENOS Y DISCONTINUOS HORIZONTAL Y VERTICALMENTE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Paantoja Moran, Francis Judith Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Manuel Paz Maidana Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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