| Deposit ID | 10068952 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002229 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chavin Lead-Zinc Mine 34 |
| Alternate or previous names | Santa Beatriz, Also Known Formerly As Partners |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.64971, -13.18949 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4100 |
| Relative position | THE CHAVIN MINE IS 6 KM WEST OF SAN JOSE DE CASTROVIRREYNA AND 53-54 KM NE OF CHINCHA ALTA ON THE BORDER BETWEEN THE PROVINCES OF CASTROVIRREYNA AND CHINCHA (DEPARTAMENTO DE ICA)(CHINCHA SHEET). THE MINE MAY BE REACHED OVER 200 KM OF ROAD FROM HUANCAYO VIA CERCAPUQUIO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Huancavelica(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Huancavelica |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||
| |||
| (1) | -75.64971, -13.18949 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Area Is Underlain By Flat-Dipping Andesite Flows And Tuffs Designated By Harrison As Varigated Beds And Plateau Lavas. Near The Mine Tthese Rocks In General Dip Gently South And Overlie Granitic Rocks Of The Coastal Batholith. The Only Intrusive Rocks Known Within The Mine Area Are Dikes, Sills And Irregular Plug-Like Bodies Of Dark Fine-Grained Andesitic (?) Rock. |
| Strike | N60-65E, N70-80W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70+?, 70+? |
| Length | 800M |
| Width | 0.12M |
| Depth to bottom | 180M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chavin Mines Corp., Subsidiary Of Ventures, Ltd. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chavin Mines Corp., Subsidiary Of Ventures Ltd., |
| First year | 1952 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002229 |
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1160
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
HARRISON, JOHN V., 1956B, GEOLOGIA DE LA CARRETERA HUANCAYO-SANTA BEATRIZ EN EL PERU CENTRAL: SOC. GEOL. PERU BOL., V. 28, 47 P.
PERUVIAN TIMES (MINING SUPPLEMENT, JULY 1956)
5) DE LAS CASAS, FERNANDO, 1957, LAS VETAS DE PLOMO Y ZINC DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE SAN JUAN DE CASTROVIRREYNA, HUANCAVELICA: SOC. GEOL. PERU BOL., V. 32, P. 243-244
1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP
F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.
METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1910 FIRST LARGE SCALE EXPLORATION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1973 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.