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La Florida, Mina

Prospect in La Libertad, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026722
MRDS ID LLB0202
Record type Site
Current site name La Florida, Mina
Related records 10068960

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.04977, -7.88137 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position EL YACIMIENTO UBICA EN LA FALDA DEL CERRO HUAYLILLAS., Acc., Acc.

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

  • EL CERRO HUAYLILLAS UBICA AL SUR DE LA CIUDAD DE HUAMACHUCO.
  • Drainage area: RIO VADO (MAS ADELANTE, ESTE RIO SE UNE CON OTROS PARA FORMAR EL RIO CONDEBAMBA, AFLUENTE IZQUIERDO DEL MARANON)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SE PRESENTAN EN REGULAR CANTIDAD ESFALERITA, GALENA Y PIRITA. TODOS ESTOS MINERALES CONSTITUYEN EL 80% DE LA PARTE UTIL DE LAS VETAS. EN MENOR ESCALA EXISTEN: PIRROTITA, MARCASITA, ARSENOPIRITA, CALCOPIRITA Y TETRAHEDRITA.

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion.

Analytical data

Result PB=3.23%
Result ZN=3.48%
Result AG=6.47 OZ/TM
Result AU=1.17 OZ/TM.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Intrusivo Dioritico
    Rock description Intrusivo Dioritico
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Santa;Carhuaz;Farrat
    Rock description Santa;Carhuaz;Farrat

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.04977, -7.88137
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Plegamientos Y Fallamientos
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturas Locales Provocadas Por Esfuerzos Tensionales.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 5M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS LUTITAS QUE ESTAN CERCA DE LOS CONTACTOS CON LA DIORITA O CERCA DE LAS VETAS, SE PRESENTAN SIEMPRE MUY SILICIFICADAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Explotadora Huamachuco S.A.

Production statistics

  • Year 1950
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Pb=2.9%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Lead Lead 3wt-pct
  • Year 1951
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^ Zn=3.25%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 3wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • EL ANO 1951, SE COMENZO A RECUPERAR EL ZN. Y EN GENERAL LA PLANTA MARCHO MEJOR. TAMBIEN LA CONCENTRACION AUMENTO, ALCANZANDO 84.9% PARA EL PLOMO Y 83.1% PARA EL CINC.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1951
    Total resources 228441000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 4.13 wt-pct Lead Major 1951
    Zinc Zn 5.32 wt-pct Zinc Major 1951

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LAS RESERVAS PERTENECEN A LAS CATEGORIAS PROBADO PROBABLE RESPECTIVAMENTE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRAMBILLA, DANTE; INFORME GEOLOGICO DE LA MINA LA FLORIDA; 1954. INGEMMET B0152

  • Production

    BRAMBILLA, DANTE. INGEMMET B0152.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO CONSTA DE DOS VETAS PRINCIPALES, PARALELAS ENTRE SI. LA VETA HUAMACHUCO, LA MAS IMPORTANTE, RELLENA UNA FALLA LOCALIZADA EN EL CONTACTO ENTRE EL INTRUSIVO DIORITICO PRINCIPAL Y LA LUTITA.
Deposit VEA RECORD NUMBER W002238. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-94 Pantoja Moran, Francis Judith Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Rosa Gonzales Chavez Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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