Santiago De Kotapata Del Senor, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  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. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10054976
MRDS ID PUN0044
Record type Site
Current site name Santiago De Kotapata Del Senor, Mina
Related records 10054975, 10054977, 10054978, 10054979, 10054980, 10054981, 10054982, 10054983, 10054984, 10054985, 10054986, 10054987, 10055027, 10099328, 10099329, 10099332, 10099336

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.05453, -16.5477 (WGS84)
Elevation 4073
Relative position EL DENUNCIO SE UBICA AL NW DEL PUEBLO DE DESAGUADERO

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

  • EL DENUNCIO SE UBICA EN EL PARAJE KOTA PATA CAPILLA, CERRO KOTAPATA. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA POR UNA TROCHA CARROZABLE QUE PARTE DEL KM 2 DE LA CARRETERA ZEPITA-DESAGUADERO CUYA DISTANCIA ES DE 11 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOS MINERALES OBSERVADOS SON: MALAQUITA, CALCOSITA EN FORMA DISEMINADA Y COMO INPREGNACIONES; SE APRECIA REGULAR REEMPLAZAMIENTO DE CALCOSITA EN MATERIALES CARBONOSOS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.05453, -16.5477

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike N 68-80W
    Dip 39-55 SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico: Los Mantos Mineralizados Se Encuentran Dentro De La Estratificacion

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS EXPUESTAS EN EL AREA DE DENUNCIO SON ARENISCAS CUARZOSAS DE COLOR PARDO CLARO, GRANO MEDIO A GRUESO Y DUREZA MEDIA.

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 Owner-Operator
    Owner Sr. Juan Alberto Pizarro Pizarro

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 1200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 6.81 wt-pct Copper Major 1972
    Silver Ag 108.861 g/mt Silver Major 1972

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 15M
    Overall depth 4M
    Overall width 2.5M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO 35 TAJOS ABIERTOS DE DIFERENTES DIMENSIONES SIENDO LA MAYOR DE 15 M DE LARGO X 2.50 M DE ANCHO Y 4 M DE PROFUNDIDAD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CATACORA CH., FELIX-PERALTA B., SIXTO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SANTIAGO DE KOTAPATA DEL SENOR"; BMP. 1972. COD. B2216

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAS ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS CONSISTEN EN CUERPOS LENTICULARES INCONEXOS DE 3 M A 30 M DE LARGO POR 0.58 M DE ANCHO PROMEDIO. LOS MANTOS MINERALIZADOS SON TRES Y SU RUMBO Y BUZAMIENTO ES IGUAL A LA ESTRATIFICACION Y CORRESPONDEN A LA CADENA ORIENTAL, PROLONGANDOSE HACIA EL NW Y SE
Deposit EL PROSPECTO "SANTIAGO DE KOTAPATA DEL SENOR" PERTENECE A LA AGRUPACION "S. VIDANGOS" ; 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

Beyond USGS

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