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Precos, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Tungsten, Gold
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  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. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  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 10055009
MRDS ID PUN0082
Record type Site
Current site name Precos, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.17013, -14.20445 (WGS84)
Elevation 4350

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 LOS PARAJES HUARACHANI Y UYUSUMA, DISTRITO COAZA, PROV. CARABAYA. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA ASI: JULIACA-AYOYANI 285 KM (CARRETERA SIN AFIRMAR), AJOYANI-CASERIO HUARACHANI 58 KM (CARRETERA SIN AFIRMAR)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR WOLFRAMITA, PREDOMINANDO LA VARIEDAD FERBERITA SOBRE LA HUBNERITA; ESTANDO ESTA ULTIMA EN ESCASA PROPORCION. LA WOLFRAMITA SE PRESENTA EN OJOS. COMO MINERALES DE GANGA SE ENCUENTRA CUARZO AHUMADO Y LECHOSO AMORFOS, ESPECULARITA, PIRITA Y MOLIBDENO

Analytical data

Result 0.02 OZ/TC.AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.17013, -14.20445
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Esta Emplazada En Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA AFLORA UN STOCK DE TONALITA QUE EN PARTES PRESENTA UNA SEUDOESTRATIFICACION CON RUMBO N 30W Y 76 SW DE INCLINACION, CON POTENCIAS DE 0.40 M. LA TONALITA PRESENTA PLAGIOCLASA CON CRISTALES HIPIDIOMORFOS, CUARZO AHUMADO ALOTRIOMORFO Y ESCASA PROPORCION DE FERROMAGNESIANOS

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 Sra. Isabel Agripina Salas Vda. De Bernal Y El Sr. Mario Morales Castro

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Period 1980
    Material WO3
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.70% Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Wo3 Tungsten Tungsten 1wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 804000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.69 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1980

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 107M
    Overall depth 90M
    Overall length 50.29M
    Overall width 1.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • EN ESTE DENUNCIO SE HAN EFECTUADO GALERIAS SIENDO LA MAYOR LONDITUD 30 M, ANCHO 1.10 M, ALTO 1.70 M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PERALTA BASURCO, SIXTO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "PRECOS"; BMP.1979, COD. B2534

  • Deposit

    LNADEO, VICTOR; INFORME TECNICO MINA "PRECOS"; BMP. 1980, COD. B5128

  • Production

    INF. TECNICO MINA PRECOS; BMP. 1980; COD.B5128

  • Reserve-Resource

    INF. TECNICO MINA PRECOS; BMP. 1980, COD. B5128

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EN EL YACIMIENTO SE EMPLAZAN ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS CON WOLFRAMIO EN UN INTRUSIVO DE TONALITA; UNA DE ELLAS AFLORA EN 260 M CON RUMBO N 17W, BUZ. 74 SW Y POT DE 0.26 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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