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San Cristobal/Huaripampa Division

Plant in Junin, Peru with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc
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  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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10132955
MAS/MILS ID 3330210019
Record type Site
Current site name San Cristobal/Huaripampa Division
Alternate or previous names San Cristobal Division

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -75.79971, -11.69788 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Junin(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Junin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -75.79971, -11.69788
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Combined Methods
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Yauli

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera Del Centro Del Peru (Centromin)
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1978

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Description Copper Concentrate 2647 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 2647mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Lead Concentrate 5265 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 5265mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Zinc Concentrate 40149 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 40149mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Copper Concentrate 4376 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 4376mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Lead Concentrate 8699 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 8699mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Zinc Concentrate 67013 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 67013mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Ore Production 582806 Mt/Yr
  • Year 1990
    Description Copper Concentrate 3570 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 3570mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Lead Concentrate 5900 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 5900mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Zinc Concentrate 51480 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 51480mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Concentrate Production 1770 Mt/Day
  • Year 1991
    Description Copper Concentrate 4638 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 4638mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Lead Concentrate 6480 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 6480mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Zinc Concentrate 65174 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 65174mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Indicated 4000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4000000mt ore
    Inferred 29100000mt ore
    Total resources 33100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.3 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
    Lead Pb 1.3 wt-pct Lead Major 1992
    Zinc Zn 8.7 wt-pct Zinc Major 1992
    Silver Ag 124 g/mt Silver Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 1011550mt ore
    Demonstrated 1011550mt ore
    Total resources 1011550mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990
    Lead Pb 0.8 wt-pct Lead Major 1990
    Silver Ag 142.63 g/mt Silver Major 1990
    Copper Cu 0.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 2966790mt ore
    Demonstrated 2966790mt ore
    Total resources 2966790mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990
    Lead Pb 1 wt-pct Lead Major 1990
    Silver Ag 107.66 g/mt Silver Major 1990
    Copper Cu 0.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TUNGSTEN IS NO LONGER RECOVERED, 1990, SEE BIBLI REF "R"
  • "R" RECORD 01 "RA" LINE O1 TO O3, ADDED MINERAL TYPE, 09,1992.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, PERU: NEW

  • Deposit

    YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1978, P. 326-327.

  • Deposit

    RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PERFORMANCE

  • Deposit

    ANALYSIS: MAY 27, 1975, P. 376.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA: PERU: V. 136,

  • Deposit

    NO. 6, 1977, P. 474.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SOUTH AMERICA: PERU: V. 121, NO. 3, 1969,

  • Deposit

    P. 241.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, PERU: V. 127, NO. 2, 1972, P. 295.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING CATALOG, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY NUMBER, PERU:

  • Deposit

    V. 122, NO. 6, 1970, P. 147.

  • Deposit

    PETERSEN, U., REGIONAL GEOLOGY AND MAJOR ORE DEPOSITS OF

  • Deposit

    CENTRAL PERU: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 60, NO. 3, 1965,

  • Deposit

    P. 408-426, 462-465.

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF WORLD LEAD AND ZINC PRODUCTION, 1968, P. 70-71.

  • Deposit

    SOURCE IS NOT KNOWN.

  • Deposit

    HALEY, D. H., PERU: A SPECIAL REPORT: MINING ENGINEERING,

  • Deposit

    V. 26, NO. 1, 1974, P. 17-28.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF PERU: V. 131,

  • Deposit

    NO. 4, 1974, P. 262-285.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER, COMPANIES BY COUNTRY: PERU: SAN

  • Deposit

    FRANCISCO, MILLER FREEMAN, INC., 1979, P. 148.

  • Deposit

    THE PERU REPORT'S "LAS MINAS DEL PERU - MINES AND MINERS IN

  • Deposit

    PERU", PP 137, 138.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE BEARINGS ARE APPROXIMATE FOR THE MINE/ PLANT OPERATION. PROPERTY DATA BASE FILE INCLUDES TWO MINES THE SAN CRISTOBAL AND HUARIPAMPA MINES, BOTH ARE CONSIDERED AS A SINGLE OPERATION HERE, SINCE BOTH ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY CENTROMIN AND FEED THE SAME CONCENTRATOR, "MAHR TUNNEL".

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-1995 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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