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Surupana, Mina

Past Producer 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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10054970
MRDS ID PUN0037
Record type Site
Current site name Surupana, Mina
Alternate or previous names Supay-Calle, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.11484, -14.62776 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800
Relative position LA MINA SE ENCUENTRA A 12 KM AL NE DE SAN JOSE (TROCHA CARROZABLE), SIGUIENDO POR LA QUEBRADA CHILCANI

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 SE UBICA EN EL AREA CIRCUNDANTE AL NEVADO SURUPANA, EN EL DISTRITO DE SAN JOSE, PROV. DE AZANGARO. EL ACCESO DESDE JULIACA SE HACE ASI: JULIACA-AZANGARO 100 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA), AZANGARO-SAN JOSE (32 KM), SAN JOSE-SURUPANA 12 KM (TROCHA CARROZABLE)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA TETRAEDRITA SE PRESENTA MUY DILUIDA EN UNA GANGA DE PIRITA, BARITINA, CALCITA Y PANIZO

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 23.6 OZ/TC.AG, 2.4% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.11484, -14.62776
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticlinal
Type of structure Local
Structure description Falla De Rumbo E-W Observable En Una Longitud De 7 Km (Falla Surupana); Falla Supay-Calle

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Emplazada En Una Falla

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA REGION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR ARENISCAS BLANCAS Y ROSADAS CON INTERCALACIONES DE CALIZAS GRISACEAS. AISLADAMENTE SE OBSERVAN DIQUES ANDESITICOS CON RUMBO APROXIMADO N-S Y 4M DE POTENCIA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Surupana S. A
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Roberto Dammert Tode

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1968
    Total resources 1100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 466.551 g/mt Silver Major 1968
    Copper Cu 1.9 wt-pct Copper Major 1968

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 533M
    Overall depth 120M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN DESARROLLADO TRES NIVELES SOBRE LA FALLA MINERALIZADA, CON UN TOTAL DE 533 M Y SE HAN COMUNICADO A SUPERFICIE 8 CHIMENEAS CON UN TOTAL DE 251 M.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LAS LABORES EFECTUADAS DEMUESTRAN QUE LA ESTRUCTURA NO TIENE POSIBILIDADES, A ESTO SE SUMA LA MINERALIZACION ERRATICA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TELLO BURGOS, MANUEL; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SURUPANA", BMP 1968; COD. B2207

  • Reserve-Resource

    TELLO BURGOS, MANUEL; INF. MINA SURUPANA; BMP 1968 COD 2207

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAS OCURRENCIAS MINERALIZADAS PRESENTES EN EL YACIMIENTO SE PRESENTAN RELACIONADAS CON FALLAS Y DIQUES; ESTE PROSPECTO HA SIDO DESARROLLADO EN UNA LONGITUD DE 510 M HORIZONTALES, EVIDENCIANDO QUE SE TRATA DE UNA FALLA MINERALIZADA DE RUMBO N 10E Y BUZ 70-80 W. LA ESTRUCTURA MINERALIZADA TIENE UN ANCHO PROMEDIO DE 1 M.

Reporter information

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

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