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Santa Barbara, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold
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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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055017
MRDS ID PUN0092
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Barbara, Mina
Related records 10055016

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.21289, -15.84772 (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 LA MITAD DEL CAMINO ENTRE LAS HACIENDAS TIRACUMILLA Y CAYRANI, DISTRITO VILQUE, PROV. PUNO. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA SIGUIENDO LA CARRETERA PANAMERICANA (KM 35) Y LUEGO 9 KM DE TROCHA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONSTITUIDA POR GALENA ARGENTIFERA DE GRANO FINO, CALCITA Y CUARZO, CONCENTRADOS EN OJOS, VETILLAS Y LENTES DELGADOS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Grupo Lagunillas;Grupo Puno
    Rock description Grupo Lagunillas;Grupo Puno
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.21289, -15.84772
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Falla De Sobrescurrimiento

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 CALIZAS CONTORSIONADAS DE COLOR GRIS OSCURO Y ROCAS CLASTICAS

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 Srs. Ambrosio Nunez Y Leonardo Vilque

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO MEDIA BARRETA Y UN SOCAVON SOBRE VETA DE 25-30 M DE LONGITUD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR UNA VETA DE RUMBO N 65W Y BUZ. 60S; LA MINERALIZACION SE ENCUENTRA DENTRO DE UNA ZONA DE PANIZO TENIDO CON OXIDO DE FE

Reporter information

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

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