| Deposit ID | 10207153 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | CAJ0002 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3330110008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sayapullo |
| Alternate or previous names | Sayapullo Mine |
| Related records | 10007746 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.13307, -7.58135 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2800 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cajamarca(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Cajamarca |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Claim (1) | -78.13307, -7.58135 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1924 |
| Mining method | Shrinkage Methods |
| Year of first production | 1926 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Sayapullo |
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| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Cia. Minera Sayapullo S. A. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Peru |
| Year | 1991 |
| Year | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Production 300 Mt/Day |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 611680mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 135730mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 747410mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 747410mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3330110008 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | CAJ0002 | MAS references MRDS |
PURSER, W. F., 1971, METAL-MINING IN PERU, PAST AND PRESENT:
PRAEGER, NEW YORK, 339 PGS.
1975 E/MJ INT.DIRECTORY,P.256.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-JAN-1993 | Peterson, Gary R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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