Alpamina

Producer 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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206795
MRDS ID W700702
MAS/MILS ID 3330210022
Record type Site
Current site name Alpamina
Related records 10085154

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.07472, -11.65208 (WGS84)

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 Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.07472, -11.65208

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sociedad Minera Yauli
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THIS MINE ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE YAULI MINE. 1988 SILVER PRODUCTION OF 595,817 OZ. NO RECENT RESERVES OR GRADES AVAILABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AIRGRAM FROM U.S. EMBASSY IN LIMA, DEC. 21, 1978

  • Deposit

    FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS, INC., SAN FRANCISCO, 1979, P. 152.

  • 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. 21.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. PERU. MCGRAW-

  • Deposit

    HILL, INC., NEW YORK, 1978, P. 328.

  • Deposit

    RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM. PERFORMANCE

  • Deposit

    ANALYSIS. FEBRUARY 25, 1975, P. 264, 292, 411.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALPAMINA WAS FOUNDED BY GILDEMEISTER IN 1899. 1977 PRODUCTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: COPPER 500 MT. LEAD 1,280 MT. SILVER 16,300 KG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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