Hualgayoc

Producer in Cajamarca, Peru with commodities 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280032
MRDS ID W031431
MAS/MILS ID 3330110004
Record type Site
Current site name Hualgayoc
Related records 60001832

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.0998, -6.89808 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cajamarca(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cajamarca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.0998, -6.89808

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 100HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hualgayoc Mining District

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Hualgayoc
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 50
    Primary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 15
    Capacity 2000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDEAN-PERUVIAN TIMES, 1974, DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION PROJE

  • Deposit

    LIMA, PERU, VOL. 34, NO. 1764, P. 63.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-DEC-1994 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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