San Martin Eres Tu, Mina

Occurrence in Puno, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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 10055005
MRDS ID PUN0078
Record type Site
Current site name San Martin Eres Tu, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.28707, -15.80522 (WGS84)
Elevation 4280

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 ICHURAYA, DISTRITO TIQUILLACA, PROV. PUNO. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA ASI: JULIACA-PUNO 42 KM (CARRETERA); PUNO-VILQUE 30 KM (CARRETERA); VILQUE-DESVIO MINA 2 KM (CARRETERA),DESVIO MINA-MINA 21 KM (TROCHA CARROZABLE)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR GALENA, GALENA ARGENTIFERA, ESFALERITA Y CALCOPIRITA. TODA ESTA MINERALIZACION CONFORMAN ESTRUCTURAS MASIVAS

Alteration

  • (Local) Caolinizacion, Ceritizacion

Analytical data

Result 17.9 0Z/TC.AG, 12.82% PB, 11.50% ZN

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.28707, -15.80522

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sinclinal

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike N 52E
    Dip 45 SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Rellenando Fisuras

Comments on the geologic information

  • 1AS ROCAS QUE AFLORAN SON ARENISCAS DE COLOR BLANCO GRISACEO, CONGLOMERADOS Y LUTITAS

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. Esteban Roque Espinoza

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO ES POSIBLE ESTIMAR RESERVAS PROBADO-PROBABLE DEBIDO A QUE LAS CARACTERISTICAS GEOLOGICO-ESTRUCTURALES SON MUY LIMITADAS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 196M

Comments on the workings information

  • ESTA MINA HA SIDO TRABAJADA POR MEDIO DE PEQUENOS GALERIAS DE 78, 40 Y 13 M; TAJOS ABIERTOS DE 30 M DE LARGOX0.60 M ANCHO Y 2 M DE PROF. ; 15M DE LARGOX 0.60M ANCHO Y 1.50 M DE PROF.; PIQUE DE 3M DE PROF.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PERALTA BASURCO, SIXTO-FERNANDEZ NIQUE, HORACIO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SAN MARTIN ERES TU"; BMP. 1979, COD. B2484

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO MINERAL ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR 4 VETAS DE RUMBO PROMEDIO N 54W Y S 78E; BUZ. PROM. 78, CORRIDAS DESDE 30 M HASTA 110 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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