Santander, Peru

Producer in Lima, Peru with commodities Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079734
MRDS ID W029837
Record type Site
Current site name Santander, Peru
Related records 10207207

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.53306, -11.23123 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Relative position 8 KM SW FROM RIO PALLANGA TOWN, 110 KM AIRLINE NE FROM LIMA

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
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Diopside Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicatization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Pariatambo Formation;Jumasha Formation;Goyllarisquizga Formation;Chulec Formation
    Rock description Pariatambo Formation;Jumasha Formation;Goyllarisquizga Formation;Chulec Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.53306, -11.23123

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sincline (N To S)

Ore body information

  • General form CIRCULAR, PIPE-LIKE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Gabroidal Stocks And Dykes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1959

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Santander Inc. Subsiderary Of St. Joe Minerals Corp

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1991 STOPPED PRODUCING CU. ACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 662000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 7.67 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 1198000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 7.67 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PV = PROVEN, PB = PROBABLE

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: CONCENTRATOR CAPACITY (1990) 900 METRIC TONS PER DAY WITH FEED GRADE OF 0.15% CU, 0.69% PB, 7.23% ZN, 1.03 OZ/MT AG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BELLIDO BRAVO,E. AND DE MONTREUIL D., L.,1972, ASPECTOS GENERALES DE LA METALOGENIA DEL PERU, P.98, ED. MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA

  • Deposit

    ENGENEERING/MINING JOURNAL, P.122, NOV.1976

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.

  • Deposit

    COMMUNIQUE, AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERU.

  • Deposit

    CAVANAGH, J., AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPORT'S GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, PERU REPORTING SERVICIOS S.R.L., P. 271-273.

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPORT P. 133

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    D1) TO D75) LA MINERIA EN EL PERU, ANUARIO MINERO COMERCIAL 1977; AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERU; CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991)

  • Reserve-Resource

    AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Theune, C.T.; Goudarzi, Gus H. (73 01) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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