Casapalca

Plant in Lima, Peru with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133064
MAS/MILS ID 3330270002
Record type Site
Current site name Casapalca

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.23302, -11.66458 (WGS84)
Elevation 4191
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.23302, -11.66458

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1919
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Chincha

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 S. A. (Centromin)
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 9600000mt ore
    Total resources 9600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 3.4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Lead Pb 1.7 wt-pct Lead Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 8147480mt ore
    Total resources 8147480mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 2.8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991
    Lead Pb 1.3 wt-pct Lead Major 1991
    Silver Ag 171.43 g/mt Silver Major 1991
    Copper Cu 0.25 wt-pct Copper Trace 1991

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method COMBINED METHODS
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING WHEN DRY
    Mine Support Chars. CHEMICAL COATING
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 2720
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 310
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    1975 E&MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, MCGRAW HILL,

  • Reserve-Resource

    N.Y., P256.

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    IN PERU"

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 39, 49.

  • Deposit

    PURSER, W. F., 1971, METAL MINING IN PERU: PRAEGER PUBS., N.

  • Deposit

    128-132.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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