| Deposit ID | 10207286 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC41105 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3330150011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santa Barbara El Brocal - Hg |
| Alternate or previous names | Santa Barbara |
| Related records | 10065721 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.99968, -12.99782 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Huancavelica(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Huancavelica |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| (1) | -74.99968, -12.99782 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1600 |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| District name | Huancavelica Quicksilver District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sociedad Minera El Brocal S. A. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Peru |
| Year | 1991 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3330150011 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC41105 | MAS references MRDS |
E&MJ, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL
PROCESSING OPERATIONS, PERU; NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1978,
P. 328.
WORLD MINES REGISTER, COMPANIES BY COUNTRY; PERU;
SAN FRANCISCO, MILLER-FREEMAN, 1979, P. 146.
THE PERU REPORT'S - "LAS MINAS DEL PERU" - "MINES AND
MINERS IN PERU".
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE BEARINGS ARE FOR THE DISTRIC OF HUANCAVELICA, PERU. THE SANTA BARBARA WAS CLOSED IN 1970 FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS. AND HAS NOT REOPENED. NO OTHER DATA IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS OPERATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-DEC-1994 | Minerals Availability Field Office (Mafo) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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