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Tupac Amaru No. 15, Mina

Occurrence in Puno, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  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 10054979
MRDS ID PUN0047
Record type Site
Current site name Tupac Amaru No. 15, Mina
Related records 10054975, 10054976, 10054977, 10054978, 10054980, 10054981, 10054983, 10054984, 10054985, 10054987, 10055027, 10099328, 10099332, 10099336, 10054982, 10054986, 10099329

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.05453, -16.5477 (WGS84)
Elevation 4020

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 LOS PARAJES: JAMACHI NASA, TABLANI PATA Y ALLCCAMARINI PATA, PARCIALIDAD BAJO AYRIHUAS, DISTRITO ZEPITA, PROV. CHUCUITO. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA A PARTIR DEL KM 2 DE LA CARRETERA ZEPITA-DESAGUADERO, SIGUIENDO UNA TROCHA CARROZABLE DE 7 KM QUE LLEGA HASTA EL DENUNCIO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOS MINERALES RECONOCIDOS SON CRISOCOLA EN FORMA DE INPREGNACIONES, EN MENOR PROPORCION MALAQUITA, AZURITA Y CALCOSINA DISEMINADOS EN ARENISCAS. LA CALCOSINA SE HALLA REEMPLAZANDO A MATERIAL CARBONACEO

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.05453, -16.5477
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike N 55-60W
    Dip 45-65 SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Litologico: Mineralizacion Dentro De Estratos De Arenisca

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS OBSERVADAS EN EL AREA DEL PROSPECTO SON ARENISCAS DE COLOR MARRON VARIANDO A MARRON CLARO, GRANO FINO. ALGUNOS ESTRATOS PRESENTAN MATERIAL CALCAREO CEMENTANTE

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-Operator
    Owner Sr. Segundo Vidangos Centellas

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 156000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 5 wt-pct Copper Major 1972
    Silver Ag 99.53 g/mt Silver Major 1972

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 12M
    Overall depth 2M

Comments on the workings information

  • EL TOTAL DE LABORES EFECTUADAS ES DE 23, CONSISTENTES EN PEQUENOS TAJOS ABIERTOS, SIENDO EL DE MAYOR LONGITUD DE 12 M Y 2 M DE PROFUNDIDAD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CATACORA CH., FELIX-PERALTA B., SIXTO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "TUPAC AMARU NO. 15" ; BMP. 1972. COD B2216

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONFORMADO POR MANTOS CON POTENCIA PROMEDIO DE 0.60 M Y QUE SIGUEN EL RUMBO DE LA ESTRATIFICACION Y SE ENCUENTRAN EMPLAZADOS EN LA CADENA ORIENTAL
Deposit LA MINA "TUPAC AMARU N GRADOS 15" PERTENECE A LA ASOCIACION "S. VIDANGOS". LAS VETAS LLEGAN HASTA LAS PROXIMIDADES DEL PUEBLO DE HUAPACA ; 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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