Olaya Mina

Occurrence in Huancavelica, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088457
MRDS ID HVN0016
Record type Site
Current site name Olaya Mina
Related records 10094926

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.00441, -13.03727 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position SE UBICA AL SE DE LA MINA RESCATADA Y AL MW DE LA MINA BUEMAVENTURA, APROXIMADAMENTE EN EL CENTRO DE LA ZONA MINERA DE TINQUICORRAL, Est. Coordenadas Tomadas De La Hoja De Huancavelica A Escala 1:100000

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
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hidrotermal

Analytical data

Result 21 OZ/TC AG
Result 3.4% PB
Result 1.30% ZN
Result 0.10% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Volcanicos Casapalca
    Rock description Volcanicos Casapalca
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.00441, -13.03727

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Plegamientos Y Fallamientos

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 51 E
    Dip 78 NW
    Thickness 0.08M
    Length 300M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tinquicorral

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ballinas, Luis

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO EXISTEN LABORES MINERAS DE IMPORTANCIA Y SOLO SE HAN EFECTUADO PEQUENOS CATEOS SOBRE EL AFLORAMIENTO DE LA VETA OLAYA 1
  • TENIENDO EN CUENTA LAS CARACTERISTICAS DEL YACIMIENTO Y SU SIMILITUD MINERALOGICA CON LAS MINAS RESCATADAS Y BUENAVENTURA CON LAS QUE SON COLINDANTES; SE ESTIMAN EN 86400 TM DE RESERVAS POTENCIALES CON LEYES DEL ORDEN DE 15 OZ/TC AG, PARA UNA POTENCIA DE 80 CM

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZEGARRA ACEVEDO, ELARD. 1974, GEOLOGIA DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE TINQUICORRAL. BANCO MINERO B2130

  • Deposit

    ARENAS M. 1972, OPCION TINQUICORRAL-HUANCAVELICA: REPORTE DE CIA. DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA S. A.

  • Deposit

    CASTILLO R. 1971, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO PRELIMINAR DE LAS MINAS DEL AREA DE HUACHOCOLPA-TINQUICORRAL: REPORTE DEL BANCO MINERO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXISTEN 3 VETAS DENOMINADAS: OLAYA 1, OLAYA 2, OLAYA 3; CON: RB N 51 E BZ 78 NW, RB N55 E BZ 68 NW, RB N 77 E BZ 75 NW , RESPECTIVAMENTE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-94 Cabrera Cabrera, R. Luz Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-AUG-94 Ing. Herrera Romero, Francisco Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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