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San Vicente

Producer in Junin, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133015
MRDS ID JUN0003
MAS/MILS ID 3330210020
Record type Site
Current site name San Vicente
Related records 10025028

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.29975, -11.2312 (WGS84)
Elevation 1825

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Junin(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Junin

Comments on the location information

  • THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE BEARINGS ARE FOR THE TOWN OF TARMA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.29975, -11.2312
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Date of Last Modification 940825

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Tailings
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Pucara Group

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera San Ignacio De Morococha, S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jesus Arias Family
    Interest 51
    Home office Peru
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Marco Antonio Ballon
    Interest 9
    Home office Peru
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Various Foreign Domiciled Shareholders
    Interest 40
    Year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Description Ore Production At 11.49% Zn, 0.98% Pb 656711 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 11wt-pct
  • Year 1986
    Description Ore Production At 11.67% Zn, 0.89% Pb 722842 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 12wt-pct
  • Year 1987
    Description Ore Production At 11.49% Zn, 1.09% Pb 649677 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 11wt-pct
  • Year 1988
    Description Ore Production At 10.82% Zn, 0.77% Pb 789961 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 11wt-pct
  • Year 1989
    Description Ore Production At 10.22% Zn, 0.64% Pb 841826 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 10wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Description Ore Production At 9.6% Zn, 0.52% Pb 713563 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 10wt-pct
  • Year 1991
    Description Ore Production At 9.21% Zn, 0.49% Pb 726325 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 0wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 9wt-pct
  • Year 1992
    Description Ore Production At 9.12% Zn, 0.8% Pb 748684 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 9wt-pct
  • Year 1993
    Description Ore Production At 9.34% Zn, 0.86% Pb 778633 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 9wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Measured 6818341mt ore
    Demonstrated 6818341mt ore
    Total resources 6818341mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.7 wt-pct Lead Minor 1994
    Zinc Zn 9.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 5180000mt ore
    Total resources 5180000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 10.9 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Lead Pb 0.7 wt-pct Lead Minor 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINE CAPACITY IS 3,000 TPD. IN 1989 TREATED 841,825 MT ORE AT 0.64% PB AND 10.22 % ZN. PRODUCED 130,862 MT ZN CONC AT 61.15% ZN AND 0.65% PB, AND 6,398 MT PB CONC AT 67.4% PB AND 2.03% ZN. FROM U.S. EMBASSY DEM.RES. OF 5.079 MILL MT AT 11.3% ZN, 0.6% PB
  • DATA FROM PAH REPORT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/TAILINGS 10-60
    Percent Recovery 90
    Number of Inclines 1
    Capacity 3000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    COMPANIA MINERA SAN IGNACIO DE MOROCOCHA S.A., ANNUAL REPORT

  • Reserve-Resource

    1993, PAGE 6.

  • Reserve-Resource

    *MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, JAN. 14, 1994, P. 30.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 39, 49.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. PERU. MCGRAW-

  • Deposit

    HILL, INC., NEW YORK, 1978, P. 325.

  • Deposit

    RIO TINTO ZINC MINING ANALYSIS SYSTEM. LEAD AND ZINC MINES

  • Deposit

    OF THE WORLD (ZINC). MARCH 25, 1975, P. 22.

  • Deposit

    OF THE WORLD (LEAD). MARCH 25, 1975, P. 20.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER. COMPANIES BY COUNTRY. PERU. MILLER

  • Deposit

    FREEMAN, INC., SAN FRANCISCO, 1979, P. 50-51.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-1994 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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