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Inmaculada, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Copper, Gold, 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055013
MRDS ID PUN0087
Record type Site
Current site name Inmaculada, Mina
Related records 10055012

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.29457, -15.80689 (WGS84)

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 CERRO QUERAYA, DISTRITO MANAZO, PROV. PUNO. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA POR UNA TROCHA MINERA DE 5 KM QUE CONECTA CON LA CARRETERA PANAMERICANA (AREQUIPA-MANAZO-PUNO) A 40 KM AL OESTE DE PUNO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR MALAQUITA, AZURITA, CALCITA Y ALGO DE CUPRITA Y CALCANTITA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificacion

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.29457, -15.80689
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Falla

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Como Relleno De Fractura

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOS AFLORAMIENTOS ESTAN CONSTITUIDOS POR ROCAS SEDIMENTARIAS QUE CONSTITUYEN LAS CAJAS DE LA VETA; SE TRATAN DE ARCOSAS Y LUTITAS SILICIFICADAS. EXISTE TAMBIEN DIORITA.NERADOS. TODA ESTA SECUENCIA ESTA INTRUIDA POR UN STOCK DE DIORITA DE FORMA IRREGULAR COMPUESTA DE FELDESPATOS CALCICOS

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 Sr. Juan Luna De Manazo

Production statistics

  • Year 1961
    Material CU AU AG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^9.88% Cu, 0.29 Oz/Tc.Au, 1.19 Oz/Tc.Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 34g/mt
    Gold Gold 8g/mt
    Copper Copper 10wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1961
    Total resources 900000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.57 wt-pct Copper Major 1961
    Gold Au 11.819 g/mt Gold Major 1961

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 170M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HA REALIZADO 1 GALERIA DE 170 M Y UN PIQUE DE 15 M; APARTE DE UNOS RAJOS ANTIGUOS DERRUMBADOS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LA PEQUENA POTENCIALIDAD MINERA NO JUSTIFICA MAYORES INVERSIONES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRAMBILLA E., DANTE; INFORME TECNICO MINA "INMACULADA"; BMP. 1961, COD. B7478

  • Reserve-Resource

    INF. TECNICO MINA INMACULADA; BMP.1961, COD. B7478

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONSTITUIDO UNA VETA DE RUMBO N 10E Y BUZ. 70-80E. ESTA VETA SE EMPLAZA EN UNA FALLA CARACTERIZADA POR LA ABUNDANCIA DE PANIZO Y SU BOLSONADA COINCIDE CON LA APARICION DE LA ROCA INTRUSIVA. LAS BOLSONADAS TIENEN APROX. 50 M HORIZONTALES Y 20 CM DE POTENCIA.

Reporter information

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

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