| Deposit ID | 60001609 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002239 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Huachocolpa District Lead-Zinc Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Luchito Iv, Luchito I, China Hereje, Pirata, Guignol, Betty, Granada, Consuelo, Victor Raphael, Muaricio Iii, Rubio, Teresa, Recuperada, Carlos Alberto, Caudalosa Chica, Peseta, Blenda Rubia Mines |
| Related records | 10133635 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.93299, -13.03113 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NO. 19 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969. THE HUACHOCOLPA DISTRICT IS JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE OPAMAYO, IT MAY BE REACHED BY 20-25 KM OF ROAD FROM PASO DE CHONTA ON THE PISCO-HUANCAVELICA ROAD ABOUT 230 KM NE OF PISCO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Huancavelica(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Huancavelica |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| (1) | -74.93299, -13.03113 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | THE OLDEST ROCKS ARE A SEQUENCE OF 500 M OR MORE OF FINE-GRAINED THIN TO THICK-BEDDED GRAY LIMESTONE WITH SUBORDINATE GRAY, GREEN, RED OR BLACK SHALE; YELLOW TO BROWN MUDSTONE & MARL; & A BED 40-60 M THICK, OF GREEN TO REDDISH-GREEN MEDIUM-GRAINED QUARTZITE OVERLAIN BY SHALE & BASALT. THIS SEQUENCE IS OF JURASSIC AGE. THE BEDS ARE FOLDED ASSYMMETRICALLY OR OVERTURNED TO THE NE ALONG AXES TRENDING NNW. THE FOLDS ARE OF PRE-VOLCANIC AGE, AS THE OVERLYING ROCKS, FOR THE MOST PART, ARE ONLY SLIGHTLY FOLDED. IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE DISTRICT, BEDS OF TUFFACEOUS LIMESTONE, MARL, SILTSTONE & CHERT INTERBEDDED WITH ANDESITIC VOLCANIC ROCKS, ARE POSSIBLY EQUIVALENT TO THE CASAPALCA FORMATION OR CASAPALCA RED BEDS OF CENTRAL PERU, PRESUMABLY OF EARLY TERTIARY AGE. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | THE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE DISTRICT-FOLDS IN THE JURASSIC LIMESTONE, FAULTS ALONG THE LIMESTONE-VOLCANIC CONTACT, AND MAJOR DIKES. |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1600 |
| Year of first production | 1959 |
| District name | HUACHOCOLPA DISTRICT |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | COMPANIA MINERA HUANCA |
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1169
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
LOVEDAY, SANTIAGO, 1905A, LA MINERIA EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE HUANCAVELICA: SOC. ING. DEL PERU BOL., V. 7, P. 41-44, 49-64.
DUENAS, ENRIQUE, 1908, FISIONOMIA MINERA DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE TAYACAJA, ANGARAES Y HUANCAVELICA: CUERPO DE ING DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 62.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1982, P. 359.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1985, P. 290.
VALDEZ MUENTE, ARTURO, 1921, IMPORTANCIA DE LA REGION MINERA DE HUACHOCOLPA Y CASTROVIRREYNA EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE HUANCAVELICA: CONG. NAC. INDUSTRIA MINERA ANALES, V. 2, PT. 3, P. 71-91.
ENGINEERING MINING JOURNAL: INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, 1972, P. 200 D 7) INTERNAT. DIR. OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCES. OPERAT. 1977
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