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Botija Mine

Past Producer in Huancavelica, Peru with commodity Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065724
MRDS ID TC41109
Record type Site
Current site name Botija Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.98302, -12.82311 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1.8 KM SSW OF HUANCAVELICA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huancavelica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huancavelica

Comments on the location information

  • ON BOTIJA PUNCO HILL, 500 M N OF SANTA BARBARA MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Mercury Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 178
USGS model code 27b
Deposit model name Almaden Hg

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Chayllatacana Volcanics
    Rock description Chayllatacana Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Machay Limestone
    Rock description Machay Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.98302, -12.82311
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name EASTERN MANTO
    General form IRREGULAR TABULAR
    Strike N10E}N10E}N10E
    Dip 50-70W}50-70W}50-70W
    Thickness 35M
    Length 150M
    Width 30M
  • Name MIDDLE MANTO
    General form IRREGULAR TABULAR
    Strike N10E}N10E}N10E
    Dip 50-70W}50-70W}50-70W
    Thickness 7.5M
    Length 230M
    Width 67M
  • Name WESTERN MANTO
    General form IRREGULAR TABULAR
    Strike N10E}N10E}N10E
    Dip 50-70W}50-70W}50-70W
    Thickness 12.5M
    Length 230M
    Width 63M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE STRIKES N10E DIPS 50-70W. DEPOSITS OCCUR IN 3 MARLY HORIZONS THAT ARE HEAVILY JOINTED. LIMESTONE BOUNDED ON WEST BY VOLCANICS THAT ARE UNMINERALIZED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Huancavelica Quicksilver District

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED UP FEW YEARS BEFORE 1945, GUESS THAT PRODUCTION WAS NOT MORE THAN 5% OF THE SANTA BARBARA MINE; SECOND-LARGEST PRODUCER IN THE DISTRICT. INACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 SETS OF OPEN CUTS ALONG STRIKE OF MARLY BEDS, WITH CHAYLLATACANA ADIT DRIVEN ABOUT 60 M UNDER THEM WITH VARIOUS STOPES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    YATES, R.G., KENT, D.F., AND CONCHA, J.F., 1951, GEOLOGY OF THE HUANCAVELICA QUICKSILVER DISTRICT, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 975-A, P. 1-43

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    YATES AND OTHERS (1951).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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