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Pacococha, Peru

Past Producer in Lima, Peru with commodities Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079732
MRDS ID W029834
Record type Site
Current site name Pacococha, Peru
Alternate or previous names Pacococha Operation
Related records 10158143

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.33305, -11.78121 (WGS84)
Elevation 5100
Relative position 100 KM E OF LIMA, SE OF LANGA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Marmatite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 115 G PER TON AG, 1.72 % CU, 1.14 % PB, 2.88 % ZN

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.33305, -11.78121
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1950

Mining district

District name Viso-Aruri Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sindicato Minero Pacococha S. A.

Comments on the production information

  • 1990 FEED GRADE 1.91% CU, 0.61% PB, 2.13% ZN, 3.94 OZ/ST AG

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 51230000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.08 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990
    Silver Ag 218 g/mt Silver Major 1990
    Lead Pb 2.35 wt-pct Lead Major 1990
    Copper Cu 1.18 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 304494000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 4.45 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990
    Silver Ag 142.142 g/mt Silver Major 1990
    Lead Pb 1.4 wt-pct Lead Major 1990
    Copper Cu 1.72 wt-pct Copper Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • H1) PROVED RESERVES, H2) PROBABLE RESERVES; ORE(1) PROVEN, ORE(2) PROBABLE

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: CAPACITY (1976): 320 MET TPD ORE (106,797 MET TONS MONTHLY); CONCENTRATOR CAPACITY (1991) 350 MT/DAY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BELLIDO BRAVO,E. AND DE MONTREUIL D., L., 1972, ASPECTOS GENERALES DE LA METALOGENIA DEL PERU, ED. MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA

  • Deposit

    CAVANAGH, J., AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPORT'S GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, REPORTING SERVICIOS EDITORIALES S.R.L., P. 223-225.

  • Production

    D1) TO D72) LA MINERIA EN EL PERU, ANUARIO COMERCIAL 1977; CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Theune, C.T. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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