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Susuya, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
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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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10054997
MRDS ID PUN0069
Record type Site
Current site name Susuya, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.32624, -14.01611 (WGS84)
Relative position DISTA 25 KM DE LA LOCALIDAD DE MACUSANI, 77 KM DE ROSARIO Y 170 KM DE TIRAPATA

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 UBICADA EN LA PROV. DE CARABAYA. EL ACCESO SE HACE ASI: MACUSANI-AYAPATA 31 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION CONSISTE EN CALCOPIRITA, PIRITA MASIVA, HEMATITA, OXIDOS DE FE, CUARZO, OXIDOS DE CU.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result 1.45% CU, 0.24 OZ/TC.AG, 0.10 OZ/TC.AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Grupo Lagunillas
    Rock description Grupo Lagunillas

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.32624, -14.01611
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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: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Emplazada En Las Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA AFLORAN CUARCITAS GRIS OSCURO, LUTITAS ARENOSAS NEGRAS Y ALGO DE CALIZAS INTRUIDAS POR GRANITO. LA ROCA PREDOMINANTE ES EL GRANITO ROSADO DE CRISTALIZACION GRUESA APARECIENDO LIGERAMENTE FALLADO Y FRACTURADO, ATRAVESADO POR DIQUES DIORITICOS. LA ROCA DE LOS DIQUES ES GRIS OSCURA PRESENTANDO CRISTALIZACION FINA.

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
    Owner William Ross Cabeen And Associates

Comments on the production information

  • LA PRODUCCION ES EXIGUA; ALCANZA 30 TM DE MINERAL DE CU ESCOGIDO CON 12-18% CU

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 40HA
    Length 10M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO UNA GALERIA DE 10 M DE LONGITUD Y UNA CHIMENEA QUE SE ENCUENTRA INACCESIBLE

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: EL PROSPECTO ESTA UBICADO EN UNA ZONA FAVORABLE Y EXISTEN POSIBILIDADES DE ENCONTRAR GRANDES TONELAJES DE MENA PROBABLEMENTE DE LEY BAJA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRAMBILLA PICASSO, DANTE; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SUSUYA", BMP. 1962; COD. B2345

  • Deposit

    US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1959: PIAN REGIONAL PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, PS/A/5. V. 2, LOS RECURSOS MINERALES; LIMA, PERU; P. 150

  • Deposit

    BOGGIO, M.S., 1985, PERU: A MINING COUNTRY, INGEMMET, V. 5, P. 189.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA FOADO POR UN CONJUNTO DE VETAS OCURRIDAS EN DIORITA Y DE RUMBOS PROMEDIO N 60W , POT. DE 3-8 M; RELLENADAS DE PIRITA MASIVA, HEMATITA, CUARZO Y OXIDOS DE COBRE, PRESENTANDO TEXTURA RETICULADA QUE INDICAN CIERTA LIXIVIACION DE SULFUROS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Valenzuela Ortiz, German Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Restrepo, Pedro U.S. Geological Survey

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