Jerusalen 12, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Silver, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055000
MRDS ID PUN0073
Record type Site
Current site name Jerusalen 12, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.90289, -14.21361 (WGS84)
Elevation 3950

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 PROSPECTO SE UBICA EN EL PARAJE ANQUISANI TARIPALCA, DISTRITO CRUCERO, PROV. CARABAYA. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA MEDIANTE EL ITINERARIO JULIACA-CRUCERO-PUNTA CARRETERA (CABALDEMONIA) DE 227 KM (CARRETERA); PUNTA CARRETERA-MINA 2 KM (CAMINO DE HERRADURA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR INPREGNACIONES DE CALCOPIRITA EN GANGA DE CUARZO MASIVO, PIRITA Y PIRROTITA

Analytical data

Result 3.48% CU, 1.37 OZ/TC.AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.90289, -14.21361

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Rellenando Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS QUE AFLORAN SON GRANODIORITAS EN LAS QUE SE EMPLAZAN LAS ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS

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 Morales Pacheco

Comments on the production information

  • 2 TM/MES CON 15% CU Y 2 OZ/TC.AG

Comments on the workings information

  • ESTA MINA HA SIDO TRABAJADA MEDIANTE CATEOS SUPERFICIALES Y CORTES ABIERTOS DE 30M Y 1 M DE LONGITUD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEON APARICIO, JOSE; INFORME TECNICO MINA "JERUSALEN 12"; BMP. 1974, COD. B2413

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DEPOSITO ES DE TIPO FILON DE FISURA, LAS VETAS SON PARALELAS Y CORREN DE ESTE A OESTE, TIENEN BUZAMIENTO VERTICAL Y DISTAN ENTRE SI 250 M; TIENEN POTENCIAS DE 0.80-0.90 M

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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