Alpamarca

Plant in Junin, 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158259
MRDS ID W002219
MAS/MILS ID 3330210017
Record type Site
Current site name Alpamarca
Related records 10068942

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.46223, -11.1146 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Junin(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Junin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.46223, -11.1146

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1937
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1940
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Atavillos Altos

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sindicato Minero Rio Pallanga
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Atachoca/Teck Corp
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATION IS CLOSED, COMPANY IS NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE. EXPLORATION WORK BY ATACHOCA/TECK JOINT VENTURE MAY COST $US10 M.

Comments on the production information

  • 1977 PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE AS FOLLOWS: LEAD 5,145 MT. ZINC 5,838 MT. SILVER 20,185 KG. GOLD 11,750 GMS. CADMIUM 12,000 KG.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Q-MATRIX 1 COL1 DATA BASED ON 1983 PROPERTY EVALUATION ETD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCE NOT LISTED. COULD BE #001, #002,

  • Reserve-Resource

    ABOVE.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JR., 1975, INTERN. DIRECTORY OF MININ

  • Deposit

    MCGRAW HILL, N. Y., P. 258.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    124

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-96 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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