Ticapampa

Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079735
MRDS ID W029838
Record type Site
Current site name Ticapampa
Related records 10279671

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.43447, -9.70935 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.43447, -9.70935

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Alianza S. A.

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Material PB
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^12 Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 339g/mt
  • Year 1968
    Material ZN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^12 Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 339g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 75000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1979
    Zinc Zn 4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1979
    Silver Ag 225.8 g/mt Silver Major 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1980
    Zinc Zn 4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1980
    Silver Ag 197.649 g/mt Silver Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3.19 wt-pct Lead Major 1980
    Zinc Zn 3.65 wt-pct Zinc Major 1980
    Silver Ag 200.473 g/mt Silver Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3.19 wt-pct Lead Major 1980
    Zinc Zn 3.65 wt-pct Zinc Major 1980
    Silver Ag 200.473 g/mt Silver Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3.19 wt-pct Lead Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 3.65 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
    Silver Ag 200.473 g/mt Silver Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2.73 wt-pct Lead Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 3.34 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
    Silver Ag 127.06 g/mt Silver Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2.73 wt-pct Lead Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 3.34 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
    Silver Ag 127.06 g/mt Silver Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • H1) 1,500,000 MET TONS PROVED + 600,000 MET TONS PROBABLE RESERVES; PV = PROVEN, PB = PROBABLE, PS = POSSIBLE

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: CAPACITY: 1,200 MET TPD (1976)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNAT. DIR. OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCES. OPERAT. 1977

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1979, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, P. 321.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1980, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, P. 329.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1984, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, P. 310.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1985, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, P. 290.

  • Production

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL (1979, 1982, 1984)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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