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San Jose Del Banco Mine

Past Producer in Huancavelica, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080294
MRDS ID W031408
Record type Site
Current site name San Jose Del Banco Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.98724, -9.86045 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 5.5 KM N 70 W OF HUALLANCA., Lat And Long From Index Map Of Huallanca Mining District, P. 9., +/- 3 Min

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huancavelica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huancavelica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Goyllarisquizga
    Rock description Goyllarisquizga
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.98724, -9.86045
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Complex Folds And Faults Trending N 20 To 35 W

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N35W
    Dip 80 NE
    Thickness 3M
    Length 50M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures And Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1925

Mining district

District name Huallanca Mining District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Santa Barbara

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 457.2M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN HUAYHUASH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017, 166 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-81 Rowe, William D. (Ericksen, George E.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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