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Chicasco No. 4, Mina

Occurrence in Puno, Peru with commodities Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  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 10054958
MRDS ID PUN0024
Record type Site
Current site name Chicasco No. 4, Mina
Related records 10054957, 10054959, 10054960, 10054961, 10054964, 10054965, 10054966, 10054968, 10054969, 10055025, 10054962, 10054967, 10099326

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.01623, -14.26445 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300

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 HUAYLLATIRA, DIST. USICAYOS, PROV. CARABAYA. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA ASI: JULIACA-ASILLO-ANANSAYA 146 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EL MINERAL DE RELLENO MAS ABUNDANTE ES LA BARITINA QUE CONTIENE CHISPAS DE CALCOPIRITA Y PIRITA. CUARZO Y BARITINA ENGLOBAN LA CAJA. EN SUPERFICIE LIMONITA CUBRE A BARITINA

Analytical data

Result 1.1 OZ/TC.AG, 0.04% CU

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.01623, -14.26445
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sinclinal

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO
    Strike N 25W
    Dip 28 SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Control Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Emplazada En Las Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA DEL PROSPECTO AFLORAN ARENISCAS GRIS CLARAS Y ARENISCAS GRIS OSCURAS.

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. Juan Loayza Esquivez

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • POR EL CONTENIDO MINERALOGICO NO FUE POSIBLE EL CALCULO DE RESERVAS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 84M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN EJECUTADO TRES GALERIAS. EN UNA DE ELLAS LA VETA TIENE 0.60 M. DE POT. 1.1 OZ/TC.AG, 0.04% CU

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ESTE YACIMIENTO NO PRESENTA MINERALES ECONOMICOS APRECIABLES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CASTILLO CASTILLO, NORMAN; INFORME TECNICO MINA "CHICASCO NO. 4", BMP. 1975; COD. B2149

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA FORMADO POR UNA SOLA ESTRUCTURA DE RBO. N 45-50W , 80 NW DE BUZ. Y 0.50 M DE POT.

Reporter information

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

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