Raura

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 10304089
MRDS ID W029835
MAS/MILS ID 3330270010
Record type Site
Current site name Raura
Related records 10107365

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -76.73304, -10.64792 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
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

Town (1) -76.73304, -10.64792

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1900
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1900
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Tajo Grande

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Raura S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Great Yellostone Corp.
    Interest 34.6
    Home office Panama
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Urbanizadora Los Cipreses
    Interest 34.6
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Other Shareholders
    Interest 4.1
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Aurora Diaz Ufano De Brazzini
    Interest 1.4
    Year 1990

Comments on the ownership information

  • OTHER OWNERS: SOCIEDAD MINERA PUGUIO COCHA S.A. MARMON TRYING TO SELL IN MID 1986.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 5103678mt ore
    Indicated 925751mt ore
    Demonstrated 6029429mt ore
    Total resources 6029429mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.7 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990
    Lead Pb 2.53 wt-pct Lead Major 1990
    Silver Ag 133.37 g/mt Silver Major 1990
    Copper Cu 0.44 wt-pct Copper Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA FROM B-H/EMJ.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 39, 49.

  • Deposit

    PURSER, W. F. C., METAL MINING IN PERU, PAST AND PRESENT,

  • Deposit

    PRAEGER PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK 1971, P. 184-188.

  • Deposit

    AIRGRAM FROM U.S. EMBASSY IN LIMA TO DEPT OF STATE, JAN. 16,

  • Deposit

    1979.

  • Deposit

    MINES OF THE WORLD. SUMMARY OF PRODUCERS (ZN). V. 1,

  • Deposit

    MARCH 25, 1975, P. 20.

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF WORLD LEAD AND ZINC PRODUCTION. 1968, P. 74-75.

  • Deposit

    OTHER BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION NOT FOUND.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. PERU. MCGRAW-

  • Deposit

    HILL, INC., 1978, P. 325.

Comments on the references

  • THE MINING AND MILLING ARE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL IN PURSER.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINE AND CONCENTRATOR BOTH HAVE A CAPACITY OF 660 S.T. PER DAY. THE MINE BEGAN OPERATING IN 1962. IN 1977, THE MINE PRODUCED 860 TONNES OF REFINED COPPER, 9,485 TONNES OF LEAD; 10,210 TONNES OF ZINC, AND 34,350 KG. OF SILVER. RAURA IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MINE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUANUCO. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF HUANUCO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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