Porvenir De Cobre, Mina

Prospect in Moquegua, Peru with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048397
MRDS ID MOQ0002
Record type Site
Current site name Porvenir De Cobre, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.58068, -16.19688 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Relative position A 25 KM AL NORESTE DEL PUEBLO DE PACCHANI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Moquegua(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Moquegua
Peru Moquegua

Comments on the location information

  • EL YACIMIENTO "PORVENIR DE COBRE" SE UBICA EN EL PARAJE MESA DE HORCCO,, DISTRITO DE ICHUNA. EL ACCESO ES DESDE LA CIUDAD DE JULIACA, REALIZANDOSE EL SIGUIENTE ITINERARIO: JULIACA-PUNO 42 KM. (CARRETERA ASFALTADA); PUNO-DESVIO MINA 104 KM. (CARRETRA AFIRMADA); CARRETRA A MOQUEGUA-DESVIO MINA PTA. CARRETERA 44 KM. (TROCHA); PUNTA CARRETERA-MINA 4 KM. (CAMINO DE HERRADURA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA PRESENCIA DE LOS MINERALES SE CARACTERIZA POR ENCONTRARSE EN FORMA BANDEADA Y EN PARTES BRECHADA. LA MINERALIZACION EN ALGUNAS VETAS SE MANIFIESTA EN FORMA LENTICULAR.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.58068, -16.19688

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Estructural (Fisuras)

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO (LENTICULAR)
    Strike N 42W
    Dip 60-70SW

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA AFLORAN ROCAS VOLCANICAS DEL TIPO LAVICO DE NATURALEZA ANDESITICA DE COLORACION PARDUZCA; APRECIANDOSE TAMBIEN PIZARRAS CORNEANAS Y OCASIONALMENTE ROCAS CALIZAS, EL AREA SE HALLA CUBIERTO POR MATERIAL CUATERNARIO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sr. Coronel Mestas, Eugenio
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Coronel Mestas, Eugenio.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 40M
    Overall depth 6M
    Overall length 64.01M
    Overall width 0.5M

Comments on the workings information

  • EN LA GALERIA SUR.- CON 15-20 M DE LONGITUD Y 0.5 M DE ESPESOR UNA LEY DE 0.80% DE CU. CHIMENEA 35 S.- CON 0.35 M DE ESPESOR Y 5.13% CU. EN MINERALES DE CANCHAS.- 40 TM CON 19.24% CU ; 6.00% PB; 4.6 OZ/TC AG. UN COMPOSITO ENSAYADO POR PLATA ARROJO VALORES DE 1.1 - 1.7 AG OZ/TC RESPECTIVAMENTE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ING. PENA ALARCON LUIS; INFORME TECNICO MINA "PORVENIR DE COBRE" BMP. COD.: B2535

  • Production

    INFORME TECNICO MINA PORVENIR DE COBRE B2535

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO SE CARACTERIZA POR PRESENTAR AFLORAMIENTOS DISCONTINUOS (HASTA 70 M. DE LONGITUD) DEL TIPO RELLENO DE FRACTURAS Y FUERTES ESTRANGULAMIENTOS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Reducindo Diaz, Jorge Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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