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Luz De La Brena, Mina

Occurrence 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. Alteration
  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 10055004
MRDS ID PUN0077
Record type Site
Current site name Luz De La Brena, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.88375, -15.07942 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position LA MINA DISTA 158 KM DE JULIACA

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 SAITOJO, DISTRITO OCUVIRI, PROV. LAMPA. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA ASI: JULIACA-AYAVIRI 98 KM (CARRETERA); AYAVIRI-LLALLI 38 KM (CARRETERA); LLALLI-HDA. SAN ISIDRO 19 KM (TROCHA CARROZABLE); HDA. SAN ISIDRO-MINA 3 KM (CAMINO DE HERRADURA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR CALCOSITA, MALAQUITA Y ATACAMITA, OCURRIENDO COMO FINAS DISEMINACIONES . TAMBIEN SE ENCUENTRA AZURITA EN PEQUENAS CANTIDADES; LIMONITA, HEMATITA Y ARCILLAS.

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion

Analytical data

Result 3.4% CU, 2.0 OZ/TC.AG

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.88375, -15.07942
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Falla De Rumbo N 20w, Buz 80ne

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike N 10W
    Dip 80 NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Rellenando Fisuras

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAS ROCAS QUE AFLORAN SON ARENISCAS DE GRANO MEDIO Y DE COLOR ROJIZO

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 Operator
    Owner Sr. Hercilio Mogrovejo Barrios; Altai Resources .
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Hercilio Mogrovejo Barrios

Comments on the production information

  • 0.502 TM/MES, 40.66% CU, 12.77 OZ/TC.AG

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO ES POSIBLE ESTIMAR RESERVAS PROBADO-PROBABLE DEBIDO A QUE LAS CARACTERISTICAS GEOLOGICO-ESTRUCTURALES SON MUY LIMITADAS. ZONAS OXIDADAS TIENAN ASSAYS DE 0.15-0.71 G/MT AU Y 0.54-83% CU (1994).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 8M
    Overall depth 15M

Comments on the workings information

  • ESTA MINA HA SIDO TRABAJADA POR MEDIO DE PEQUENOS CATEOS, UNA CORTADA DE 25 M DE LONGITUD INTERCEPTANDO A LA FALLA MINERALIZADA A 7 M DEBAJO DE LA SUPERFICIE. GALERIA DE 8 M Y PIQUE DE 4M

Comments on development

  • 3000 HECTARES, EN AREA DE 1500 X 3000 METERS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBILLIARD, REX-FERNANDEZ, HORACIO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "LUZ DE LA BRENA"; BMP. 1970, COD. B2458

  • Deposit

    LEON APARICIO, JOSE-CATACORA CH.,FELIX; INFORME TECNICO MINA "LUZ DE LA BRENA", BMP. 1972; COD. B2459

  • Deposit

    ANON, 1994, ALTAI OPTIONS PERUVIAN PROPERTY: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 26, AUGUST 29, 1994, P. 16.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANON. (1994).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO MINERAL ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR 1 VETA EMPLAZADA EN UNA FALLA DE RUMBO N 20W Y UNA INCLINACION 80 NE. LA BRECHA DE ESTA FALLA TIENE UN ANCHO PROMEDIO DE 0.80 M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Valenzuela Ortiz, German Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater 01-NOV-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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