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San Antonio, Mina

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086785
MRDS ID ANC0080
Record type Site
Current site name San Antonio, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.69976, -9.28131 (WGS84)
Elevation 2880
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position A 43 KM. DE HUARAZ., Est . Tomada Del Plano Del Denuncio Y Ubicacion De La Mina San Antonio. Esc. 1/25000.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash
Peru Ancash

Comments on the location information

  • LA MINA SE UBICA A 6.5 KM EN LINEA RECTA, HACIA EL W. DE CARHUAZ EN LOS CERROS HUINAC Y HUARANCAYOC, EN EL DISTRITO DE CARHUAZ. EL ACCESO ES DESDE HUARAZ POR LA RUTA: HUARAZ-CARHUAZ-MINA, TOTALIZANDO 43 KM. LA MINA DISTA 79 KM. DE LA PLANTA CONCENTRADORA DE MINERALES CATAC S.A.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Analytical data

Result 0.87 OZ/TC AG, 0.68% PB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.69976, -9.28131
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form OTROS (VETAS, FRACTURAS EN FORMA DE RELLENO DE FISURAS)

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA DEL DENUNCIO AFLORAN CUARCITAS Y CALIZAS SILLICIFICADAS CON INTERCALACIONES ESPORADICAS DE ESQUISTOS, EN SERIE DE PAQUETES POTENTES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sixto Ascencios M.

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Material AG PB
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^28.65 Oz/Tc Ag, 31.33% Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 809g/mt
    Lead Lead 31wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • SE TRATA DE MINERAL ESCOGIDO PROVENIENTE DE LA MINA.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • POR LAS PESIMAS CONDICIONES DE LAS LABORES MINERAS EXISTENTES Y LO OBSERVADO, NO PERMITEN ESTABLECER RESERVAS MINERALES DE VALOR COMERCIAL.

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS LABORES DE EXPLOTACION SE ENCUENTRAN PARALIZADAS.

Comments on development

  • EXISTE UN UNICO NIVEL CONSISTENTE EN UNA GALERIA DE 25 M. DE DIFICIL ACCESO POR ESTAR PARCIALMENTE INUNDADA. ; ECON.COM: DEBIDO A LA FORMA DE LA MINERALIZACION EN FORMA DE PEQUENOS NODULOS ERRATICOS SIN INDICIOS DE PERSISTENCIA Y VALORES NO COMERCIALES, HACEN QUE LAS POSIBILIDADES ECONOMICAS DEL YACIMIENTO DISMINUYAN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MEDINA, OSCAR; INFORME DE LA MINA SAN ANTONIO S.A. B.M.P. JULIO 1971, COD. B2392

  • Production

    BANCO MINERO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE TRATA DE FRACTURAS MINERALIZADAS QUE OCURREN COMO RELLENO DE FISURAS Y SE PRESENTAN EN FORMA DE NODULOS ERRATICOS (0.10 A 0.05 M.) Y VETILLAS SIN NINGUN INDICIO DE PERSISTENCIA LONGITUDINAL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Delgado Valladares, Javier E. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-MAR-94 Gonzales, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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

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