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Huascar, Mina

Occurrence in Puno, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10054955
MRDS ID PUN0021
Record type Site
Current site name Huascar, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.5829, -15.77605 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position A 10 KM AL SE DE SANTA LUCIA

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

  • LA MINA HUASCAR SE UBICA EN EL CERRO YURAC COJA, PARAJE LA COMPUERTA, DISTRITO CABANA, PROV. SAN ROMAN. EL ACCESO SE HACE ASI: JULIACA-SANTA LUCIA-LA COMPUERTA (DESVIO) MINA=71 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EL RELLENO MINERAL CONSISTE DE SULFUROS Y CARBONATOS DE PLOMO (CERUSITA), ZINC EN ESTADO DE CARBONATOS (POSIBLEMENTE SMITHSONITA O HIDROZINCITA). LOS SULFUROS DE PB SE ENCUENTRAN EN VENILLAS Y DISEMINADO DENTRO DE UNA MASA CARBONATADA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 6.49% PB, 5.44 OZ/TC.AG, 6.74% PB.0, 6.19% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.5829, -15.77605
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Relleno De Fractura

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA LITOLOGIA DE LA MINA ES CONGLOMERADOS, BRECHAS Y DERRAMES VOLCANICOS, LOS MISMOS QUE SE ENCUENTRAN FRACTURADOS Y FALLADOS.

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. Carlos Cervantes Nunez

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 527M
    Overall length 137.16M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO LAS SIGUIENTES LABORES MINERAS: GALERIAS: GALERIA DE 32 M. 12.95% PB, 8.7 OZ/TC.AG; GALERIA DE 150 M. 6.09% PB, 6.77 OZ/TC.AG, 5.09% ZN.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LOS MINERALES UTILES DENTRO DE LA FRACTURA SE ENCUENTRAN FORMANDO TRAMOS MAS RICOS QUE OTROS, POR SU FORMA DE CARBONATOS QUE ESTAN EN MAYOR PROPORCION QUE LOS SULFUROS, SE HACE DIFICIL SU TRATAMIENTO, OBTENIENDO RECUPERACIONES BAJAS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEON APARICIO, JOSE;INFORME TECNICO MINA "HUASCAR"; BMP. 1974; COD B7408

  • Deposit

    US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1959: PIAN REGIONAL PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, PS/A/5, V. 2, LOS RECURSOS MINERALES, LIMA PERU, P. 150.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LA VETA "POTOSI" NO ESTA AUN RECONOCIDA; POR SUS CARACTERISTICAS ESTRUCTURALES SE MUESTRA INTERESANTE Y SE REQUIERE DE UNA EXP[LORACION ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO POSEE TRES ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS: VETA "HUASCAR":RBO N 60E, BUZ 45-50 S, VETA "SANTA ROSA": RBO N 66E, BUZ 75 SE Y LA VETA "POTOSI": RBO N 80E.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Valenzuela Ortiz, German Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Restrepo, Pedro U.S. Geological Survey

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