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Union , Minas

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver, Lead, Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10054973
MRDS ID PUN0040
Record type Site
Current site name Union , Minas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.30207, -14.19695 (WGS84)
Elevation 480
Relative position DISTA 9 KM EN LINEA RECTA AL N 70E DE AJOYANI

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

  • ESTA UBICADA EN EL FLANCO ORIENTAL DEL MACIZO QUENAMARI, EN LA CORDILLERA DE CARABAYA, DIST. DE AJOYANI, PROV. CARABAYA. EL ACCESO SE HACE DESDE LA CIUDAD DE JULIACA DE LA SIGUIENTE MANERA: JULIACA-TIRAPATA 77 KM, TIRAPATA-DESVIO-CRUCERO 88 KM, DESVIO CRUCERO-MINA 20 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion, Cloritizacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.30207, -14.19695
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sinclinal

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: Fracturas Rellenadas Con Mineral

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS PRINCIPALES ROCAS EXISTENTES SON PIZARRAS Y UN INTRUSIVO MONZONITICO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minas Union S. A
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Roger Vidal Ramos Y Wilder Vidal Ramos

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 29000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1967
    Silver Ag 87.089 g/mt Silver Major 1967
    Tin Sn 1.3 wt-pct Tin Major 1967

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1800M
    Overall depth 60M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO GALERIAS Y PEQUENOS CATEOS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LAS POSIBILIDADES DEL YACIMIENTO SON FAVORABLES POR LA PRESENCIA DE GRAN NUMERO DE FRACTUARS MINERALIZADAS CON LEYES APRECIABLES DE AG-CU-ZN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PHILIPPS J.,GALVAN CARLOS; INFORME TECNICO MINAS "UNION S.A", BMP. 1967; COD. B2211

  • Deposit

    GALVAN , CARLOS; INFORME TECNICO MINAS "UNION S.A", BMP. 1966; COD B2212

  • Reserve-Resource

    PHILIPPS J.; INFORME TECNICO MINAS "UNION", BMP 1967 , COD B2211

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONFORMADO POR FRACTURAS RELLENADAS CON MINERALES DE CU, AG, PB, SN. DE LAS FRSCTURAS INSPECCIONADAS DESTACAN POR SU POTENCIA Y MINERALIZACION LAS VETAS LLAMADAS QUENAMARI, NAZARETH Y HERRERIA. LAS 2 PRIMERAS SON PARALELAS ENTRE SI CON RUMBO N 20-60W Y BUZAMIENTO DE 50-80 N SEPARADAS 700 M. LAS VETAS TIENEN UN ANCHO PROMEDIO DE 0.95 M.
Deposit ENTRE LAS VETAS HERRERIA Y KENAMARI EXISTE UN CUERPO DE BRECHA CON MINERALIZACION DISEMINADA DE CALCOPIRITA, ESFALERITA Y PIRITA, CON: 8.7-6.0% CU, 7.7-5.4 OZ/TC.AG ; 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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