Casapalca Gubbins Group

Plant in Lima, 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. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257096
MAS/MILS ID 3330270001
Record type Site
Current site name Casapalca Gubbins Group
Alternate or previous names Americana, Pepe Lucho No. 2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.16642, -11.58118 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.16642, -11.58118

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1987
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Unspecified

Mining district

District name Chincha

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Casapalca-Cia. Minera Casapalca Sa
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
    Last year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 243244mt ore
    Indicated 101235mt ore
    Demonstrated 344479mt ore
    Total resources 344479mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 3.51 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991
    Lead Pb 2.8 wt-pct Lead Major 1991
    Copper Cu 0.53 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
    Silver Ag 418.97 g/mt Silver Major 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    IN PERU".

  • Deposit

    RANDOL, 1995, PERUVIAN MINING DERICTORY, PAGE 41.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALL DATA CAME FROM THE SINGEL BIBLIOGRAPHY SOURCE. PROPERTY HAS NEVER BEEN EVALUATED, IT WAS ADDED TO THE MAS DATA BASE - ADIT AUGUST 20, 1992 THIS COULD BE EITHER THE AMERICANA MINE ORE THE PEPE LUCHO NO 2 MIN. NOT SURE WHICH ONE. SEE RANDOL, 1995 REF. THE NAME USED IN MILS IS THE COMPANY NAME MINE NAME IS UNKNOWN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1995 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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