| Deposit ID | 10279618 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC38248 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3330390008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Rafael |
| Alternate or previous names | San Rafael Tin Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.21626, -15.71443 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Puno(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Puno |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -70.21626, -15.71443 |
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| Thickness | 800M | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1200M | ||||||||||||
| Width | 1.5M | ||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Stope |
| Year of first production | 1978 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Gravity |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | San Rafael Swell District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minsur Sociedad Limitada (Brescia Family) |
| Home office | Peru |
| Year | 1994 |
| First year | 1978 |
| Year | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 26800 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 27000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 28000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 53300 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 70000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 81000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 79500 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 79000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 79000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 100000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 101000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 112000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 108000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 153300 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 166915 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 187632 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 204500 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 267000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 307700 Mt Ore |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3330390008 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC38248 | MAS references MRDS |
LETTER FROM MINSUR SOCIEDAD LIMITADA.
EIGHTH WORLD MINING CONGRESS, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1974.
ANDEAN-PERUVIAN TIMES, 1974, DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION PROJE
LIMA, PERU, VOL. 34, NO. 1764, P. 60.
HALEY, D., 1974, PERU: A SPECIAL REPORT, IN MINING ENGINEERI
AIME, N. Y., JANUARY, 1974, P. 17.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JR., 1975, WORLD ROUNDUP: MCGRAW HILL
YORK, JANUARY, 1975, P. 78.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EMJ, 1975, SAYS PLANNED CAPACITY IS 30000 MTPY CU TO START 1 MAY BE DELAYED DUE TO METALLURGY PROBLEMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-MAR-1997 | Bleiwas, Donald | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.