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Virgen De Asunta No. 2, Mina

Occurrence in Puno, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  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. Production statistics
  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 10054952
MRDS ID PUN0018
Record type Site
Current site name Virgen De Asunta No. 2, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.36624, -14.02611 (WGS84)
Relative position A 15 KM AL NE DE MACUSANI

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

  • PARAJE JANAC-AYLLU, DIST. MACUSANI, PROV. CARABAYA. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA ASI: KM 26 CARRETERA MACUSANI-AYAPATA HASTA LA MINA (CAMINO DE HERRADURA DE 5 KM)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ES ERRATICA Y EN FORMA DE "OJOS" A LO LARGO DE LAS FRACTURAS.EL RELLENO MINERAL LO CONSTITUYEN PEQUENOS GRANOS DE CALCOPIRITA Y DISEMINACIONES DE TETRAEDRITA, INCLUIDOS DENTRO DE MATRIZ DE CUARZO MASIVO, ADEMAS MANCHAS DE MALAQUITA Y AZURITA, HILILLOS DE LIMONITA Y PEQUENOS CRISTALES DE PIRITA.

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion, Piritizacion

Analytical data

Result 2.09% CU, 1.66 AG.OZ/TC

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.36624, -14.02611
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Relleno De Fractura

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL AREA ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR ARENISCAS GRISES DE GRANO MEDIO; PEQUENOS DIQUES DE PORFIDO ANDESITICO DE 1-5 M. DE POT. INTRUYENDO A LAS ARENISCAS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Pbro. Raul Benavente Rodriguez

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Material AG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^20 Oz/Tc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 565g/mt
  • Year 1968
    Material CU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^18.4%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Copper Copper 18wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • FASE DE RECONOCIMIENTO Y DESARROLLO DE UNA VETA CON MINERALIZACION ERRATICA.2+

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EL CARACTER ESPORADICO DE LA MINERALIZACION Y A LA EXPLOTACION DE ESTAS OCURRENCIAS MINERALES NO ES POSIBLE HACER UN CALCULO DE RESERVAS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 368HA
    Length 124M
    Overall length 64.01M

Comments on the workings information

  • EN EL AREA DE LA MINA SE HAN REALIZADO TRINCHERAS, "MEDIAS BARRETAS" Y GALERIAS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LAS LABORES REALIZADAS DEMUESTRAN QUE LA MINERALIZACION ES SUPERFICIAL Y ERRATICA ; LA MINA ESTA SUPEDITADA A PEQUENAS CONCENTRACIONES DE MINERAL Y QUE NO JUSTIFICARIA INVERSIONES EN ESTE DEPOSITO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEON APARICIO, JOSE; INFORME ECONOMICO MINA "VIRGEN DE ASUNTA NO. 1"; BMP. 1968; COD. B2102

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOS AFLORAMIENTOS SON 3 OCURREN EN FORMA DE CRESTAS CONSTITUIDOS POR HIDROX. DE FE; ESTOS AFLORAMIENTOS SON PARALELOS DE RUMBO PROMEDIO N 4 E Y 80 NW DE BUZ. HASTA LA VERTICAL Y VARIAS OCURRENCIAS MINERALES TRANSVERSALES A LAS PRIMERAS.
Deposit ESTA MINA PRESENTA OCURRENCIAS MINERALES POBRES Y SUPERFICIALES. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

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