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Santa Barbara Minsur - Polymet

Plant in Puno, Peru with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Tin
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158417
MAS/MILS ID 3330390012
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Barbara Minsur - Polymet
Alternate or previous names Santa Barbara

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.34957, -15.89772 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Puno(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Puno

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.34957, -15.89772
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 10HA
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 920821

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1975
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation

Mining district

District name Antauta

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Minsur S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Inversiones Breca S. A. (Pedro And Mario Brescia Inter Alia
    Interest 98.7
    Home office Peru
    Year 1991

Comments on the ownership information

  • RECORD 2; OWNERS OF MINSUR S.A.

Production statistics

  • Year 1989
    Description Tin Concentrate 13013 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tin Tin 13013mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Lead-Silver Concentrate 2542 Mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Copper Concentrate 3898 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 3898mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Lead-Silver Concentrate 720 Mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Copper Concentrate 3999 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 3999mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Mt Ore 263694 Mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Tin Concentrate 10382 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tin Tin 10382mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Tin Concentrate 15500 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tin Tin 15500mt
  • Year 1991
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Lead-Silver Concenatrate Estimate 0 Mt
  • Year 1991
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Copper Concentrate Estimate 4500 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 4500mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 2138000mt ore
    Indicated 884900mt ore
    Demonstrated 3022900mt ore
    Total resources 3022900mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 34.2857 g/mt Silver Major 1990
    Copper Cu 2.15 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
    Tin Sn 3.18 wt-pct Tin Major 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1992 INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK REPORT ON MINERALS, PERU, EMBASSY

  • Deposit

    OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LIMA PERU, JULY 1993,

  • Deposit

    P. 32.

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    IN PERU", PP. 207 - 209.

  • Deposit

    E&MJ, 1975 INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL

  • Deposit

    PROCESSING, MCGRAW HILL, N.Y., P. 257.

  • Deposit

    PURSER, W. F., 1971, "METAL MINING IN PERU", PRAEGER

  • Deposit

    PUBLICATION, N. Y., PAGE 191.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS MINE WAS CLOSED DOWN IN 1991 SO A NEW EXPLORATION PROGRAM COULD BE UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THE OPERATION. DB LOCATION BASED ON BIBLI. REF. #003, 004: ALTERNATE LOCATION S152200/W0702200; FOR TOWN OF LAMPA, PERU. CHANGED TO PAST PRODUCER, MINES RESERVES EXHAUSTED, EXPLORATION RESULTS NOT POSITIVE. (SEE BIB REC. )

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-DEC-1994 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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