Senor De Ccapazo, Mina

Occurrence in Puno, Peru with commodity Gold
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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055010
MRDS ID PUN0084
Record type Site
Current site name Senor De Ccapazo, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.55511, -13.72001 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500

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 CHALLUMA, DISTRITO DE PHARA, PROV. SANDIA. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA ASI:JULIACA-PUCARA-PROGRESO-CRUCERO-LIMBANI 270 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA); LIMBANI-CHAMACANI 10 KM (TROCHA); CHAMACANI-QUITON-PACUPACUNI-SANTO DOMINGO-CHALLUMA (MINA) 85 KM (SENDERO)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR CUARZO LECHOSO CON OCURRENCIAS DE PIRITA, ARSENOPIRITA Y FLANQUEADOS POR UNA SALVANDA NEGRA DE PIZARRAS DESCOMPUESTAS, NO SIENDO POSIBLE DISTINGUIR EL ORO AL ESTADO LIBRE

Analytical data

Result 0.23% AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.55511, -13.72001

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Strike N 30E
    Dip 35-60 SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: Mineralizacion Dentro De Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA AFLORAN PIZARRAS CARBONOSAS CUBIERTAS POR MATERIAL ARCILLOSO

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. Jose Rodriguez Arenas

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1000M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO 1000 M DE LABORES SUBTERRANEAS ENTRE HORIZONTALES Y VERTICALES; MEDIA BARRETA DE 10.5 M DE LARGO

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: NO MUY BUENAS POSIBILIDADES DEBIDO A LA LEY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEON APARICIO, JOSE-MEDINA CRUZ, GUILLERMO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "SENOR DE CCAPAZO"; BMP. 1972, COD. B2601

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONFORMADO POR 2 SISTEMAS DE FILONES CUARCIFEROS; UNO DE RUMBO N-S, BUZ 50-80 W, POT 0.30-0.60 M Y EL OTRO DE RUMBO NW-SE CON BUZAMIENTOS Y POTENCIAS VARIABLES

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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