| Deposit ID | 10304089 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029835 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3330270010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Raura |
| Related records | 10107365 |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.73304, -10.64792 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 4300 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lima(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Lima |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | -76.73304, -10.64792 |
|---|
| 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 |
| District name | Tajo Grande |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| 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 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 5103678mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 925751mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 6029429mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6029429mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3330270010 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029835 | MAS references MRDS |
AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE 1993,
P. 39, 49.
PURSER, W. F. C., METAL MINING IN PERU, PAST AND PRESENT,
PRAEGER PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK 1971, P. 184-188.
AIRGRAM FROM U.S. EMBASSY IN LIMA TO DEPT OF STATE, JAN. 16,
1979.
MINES OF THE WORLD. SUMMARY OF PRODUCERS (ZN). V. 1,
MARCH 25, 1975, P. 20.
SURVEY OF WORLD LEAD AND ZINC PRODUCTION. 1968, P. 74-75.
OTHER BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION NOT FOUND.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF
MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. PERU. MCGRAW-
HILL, INC., 1978, P. 325.
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-MAR-1997 | Difrancesco, Carl A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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