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Santo Domingo, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10054947
MRDS ID PUN0012
Record type Site
Current site name Santo Domingo, Mina
Related records 10068893, 10279807

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.69956, -13.86446 (WGS84)
Elevation 1700

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Puno(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Puno
Peru Puno

Comments on the location information

  • SE ENCUENTRA UBICADO EN EL PARAJE SANTO DOMINGO, DISTRITO DE COAZA, PROV. DE CARABAYA, DPTO. DE PUNO, ENTRE LOS RIOS MACHO Y SANTO DOMINGO, AFLUENTES DEL RIO INAMBARI. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA ASI: JULIACA-LIMBANI 230 KM. (CARRETERA AFIRMADA), LIMBANI-AGUALANI 10 KM. (CAMINO CARROZABLE), AGUALANI-SANTO DOMINGO 70 KM. (CAMINO DE HERRADURA).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.69956, -13.86446
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO
    Strike N 45 W
    Dip 45 SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Rellenos De Fractura

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS AFLORANTES SON PIZARRAS NEGRAS, CARACTERIZADAS POR GRAPTOLITOS, CLASIFICADOS POR LISSON; SE OBSERVAN TAMBIEN AFLORAMIENTOS DE ROCAS METAMORFICAS SILICIFICADOS Y CON FRACTURAS RELLENADAS DE CUARZO ESTERIL.EXISTEN ROCAS INTRUSIVAS EN FORMA DE DOMOS Y DIQUES DE RIOLITA Y DIORITA QUE HAN PROVOCADO SILICIFICACION DE LAS ROCAS PIZARROSAS ADYACENTES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1890
Year of last production 1920

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Juan Presbitero Almonte

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO ES POSIBLE DAR A CONOCER, DEBIDO A QUE NO HAY DATOS.SE MENCIONA QUE DE 1910-1920 TUVO APOGEO Y LA PRODUCCION SE OBTENIA POR QUINTALES DE MINERAL PRECIOSO.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 10HA
    Length 1200M
    Overall depth 250M
    Overall length 914.4M
    Overall width 100M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO LAS SIGUIENTES LABORES MINERAS: GALERIAS; SIENDO EL NIVEL "ELECTRICO" EL DE MAYOR LONGITUD (1000 M); LE SIGUEN EL NIVEL "DOS DE MAYO" (100 M); EL NIVEL "SAN JUAN" (100 M) Y EL NIVEL "INCA" (DERRUMBADO); ADEMAS DE UN PIQUE DE 250 M.

Comments on development

  • EXISTE UN MOLINO CONICO EN BUENAS CONDICIONES, CUATRO MESAS VIBRADORAS EN MALAS CONDICIONES Y SEIS MOTORES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUIROZ DEL CARPIO, MARIO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SANTO DOMINGO", BMP. 1973; COD.B4828

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAS CONCESIONES Y EL ESTADO LEGAL DE LA MINA NO SE CONOCEN. ESTA MINA SE ENCUENTRA DENTRO DE LA ZONA DE IMPORTANCIA COMO YACIMIENTO AURIFERO DEL DPTO. DE PUNO. VEA RECORD NUMBER W002165. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ES DE TIPO FILONEANO-HIDROTERMAL CON DISEMINACIONES DE PIRITA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Valenzuela Ortiz, German Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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