Colquipucro, Mina

Producer in Pasco, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10054924
MRDS ID PAS0050
Record type Site
Current site name Colquipucro, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.51445, -10.48293 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pasco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Pasco
Peru Pasco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION SE PRESENTA DE ASPECTO TERROSO.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.51445, -10.48293

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Albergada En Las Calizas.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • LA MINA PRODUCE 5 TM DIARIAS DE MINERAL CON LEY APROXIMADAMENTE 20 % PB Y 50 OZ/TC AG. DESDE MAYO A SETIEMBRE DE 1954 SE HAN EXTRAIDO 300 TM CON UNA LEY DE 12 % PB Y 45 OZ/TC AG.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE HAN CALCULADO RESERVAS DE NINGUN TIPO.

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS LABORES MINERAS EFECTUADAS SE LOCALIZAN DEL SIGUIENTE MODO: SOBRE LA VETA "95", NIVEL "CANDELARIA", SE HA AVANZADO 20 M. CON RUMBO OESTE, HACIA EL CONTACTO ENTRE LA CALIZA Y LA ARENISCA. EN EL NIVEL "SAN JUAN" SE REGISTRA UN AVENCE DE 15 M. HACIA EL ESTE, SOBRE LA FRACTURA "HUANCHACO", CON EL OBJETO DE LLEGAR A LAS CALIZAS. LA MEDIA BARRETA SOBRE EL MANTO "SORPRESA", ESTA DERRUMBADA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSE KAMP, ERWIN; INFORME TECNICO MINA "COLQUIPUCRO", BMP 1954; COD. B7322

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EN LA MINA, SE HAN LLEVADO A CABO SOLAMENTE MUY POCA LABOR DE EXPLORACION Y DESARROLLO, DESDE AGOSTO DE 1953. VEA RECORD NUMBER W002232. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Yucra Cordova, Antonio Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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