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Cancharani, 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. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10055007
MRDS ID PUN0080
Record type Site
Current site name Cancharani, Mina
Related records 10055008

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.35124, -15.6694 (WGS84)
Elevation 4120
Relative position A 5 KM EN LINEA RECTA AL SW DE CABANA

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 CHILLO AGUALLUNI, DISTRITO CABANA, PROV. SAN ROMAN. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA ASI: JULIACA-AREQUIPA HASTA EL KM 33 (CARRETERA AFIRMADA),LUEGO SE DESVIA A LA IZQUIERDA (TROCHA CARROZABLE).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR CALCOPIRITA, CALCOSINA, AZURITA Y MALAQUITA Y COMO GANGA CUARZO, PIRITA Y CALCITA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion

Analytical data

Result 5.60% CU, 1.5 OZ/TC.AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.35124, -15.6694
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO
    Strike N 60E
    Dip 10-25 E

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Rellenando Fisuras

Comments on the geologic information

  • 1AS ROCAS QUE AFLORAN SON ARENISCAS DE GRANO MEDIO A FINO, LUTITAS COLOR NEGRO Y MARRON, PIZARRAS Y CUARCITAS

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 Sra. Catalina Z. De La Torre

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 36M
    Overall depth 2M
    Overall length 12.8M
    Overall width 1.25M

Comments on the workings information

  • ESTA MINA HA SIDO TRABAJADA POR MEDIO DE MEDIAS BARRETAS CUYAS CORRIDAS VAN DE 1.00-1.60 M, POZO DE 1 M DE PROF., 1 TRINCHERA , 1 TAJO ABIERTO DE 3.50 M DE LARGO, 1 M DE ANCHO Y 2 M DE PROF.Y 2 GALERIAS DE 14M, 4 M, 5 M, 7 M Y 3 M DE LONGITUD POR 1.25 DE ANCHO

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: EL MINERAL DEBIDO A SUS BAJAS LEYES NO ALCANZA VALOR COMERCIAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PERALTA BASURCO, SIXTO-LEON APARICIO, JOSE; INFORME TECNICO MINA "CANCHARANI"; BMP.1971, COD. B2513

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO MINERAL ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR 5 VETAS RUMBO GENERAL N 35E; BUZ 86-84 NW; ALGUNAS FORMAN ESTRUCTURA SIGMOIDE Y OTRAS SPLITS; EL ANCHO DE VETA VARIA ENTRE 0.20-1.00 M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Valenzuela Ortiz, German Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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