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Morococha, Mina

Past Producer in Junin, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088500
MRDS ID JUN0063
Record type Site
Current site name Morococha, Mina
Alternate or previous names Compania Minera Santa Rita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.13389, -11.59566 (WGS84)
Elevation 4750
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position MOROCOCHA, Est Ubicacion Del Pueblo De Morococha

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Junin(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Junin
Peru Junin

Comments on the location information

  • DISTRITO MOROCOCHA, PROVINCIA DE YAULI, DEPARTAMENTO DE JUNIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result AG: 2.96 OZ/TC, PB: 2.06 %, CU: 0.33 %, ZN: 6.34 %.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.13389, -11.59566
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10-50E
    Dip 80-60S

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • REGIONALMENTE SE OBSERVAN ROCAS DIORITICAS PERTENECIENTES AL STOCK INTRUSIVO DE ANTICONA, QUE HA SUFRIDO UN INTENSA ACCION GLOBAL Y DE INTEMPERISMO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Morococha

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Santa Rita S.A.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 200760000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 113.216 g/mt Silver Major 1977
    Lead Pb 2.03 wt-pct Lead Minor 1977
    Copper Cu 0.35 wt-pct Copper Minor 1977
    Zinc Zn 6.27 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AL RITMO DE LA EXPLOTACION, LAS RESERVAS MINERALES GARANTIZARIAN UNA OPERACION DE 1 ANO CON 10 MESES (9,000 TM/MES)LAS RESERVAS

Comments on development

  • DURANTE EL ANO 1976 SEGUN INFORMACION DE LA PRESTATARIA, SE HA REALIZADO LOS SIGUIENTES AVANCES: 1,555 M DE GALERIAS Y CRUCEROS, 687 M DE CHIMENEAS Y 25 M DE PIQUES, REPRESENTANDO UN AUMENTO DE 315 M CON RESPECTO AL ANO 1975.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUDENA C. EDGARDO INFORME "UNIDAD MOROCOCHA" BMP 1977 INGEMMET B4630

  • Deposit

    LUDENA C. EDGARDO INFORME "UNIDAD MOROCOCHA" BMP 1976 INGEMMET B4631

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEA RECORD NUMBER W029832. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-94 Alva Ruiz, Jose L. Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-MAY-94 Gonzales Chavez, Rosa Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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