Salvador, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Silver, Copper
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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055025
MRDS ID PUN0103
Record type Site
Current site name Salvador, Mina
Related records 10054957, 10054958, 10054959, 10054960, 10054961, 10054962, 10054964, 10054965, 10054966, 10054967, 10054968, 10054969, 10099326

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.01623, -14.26445 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200

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

  • PARAJE TTOJASCA-ORCCO, JANCHALLANI-CCOCHA, DIST. CRUCERO, PROV. CARABAYA. EL ACCESO SE EFECTUA ASI: JULIACA-CRUCERO-TERMINAL CARRETERA, (CABALDEMONIA) 227 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA); TERMINAL CARRETERA-MINA 5 KM (CAMINO DE HERRADURA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION ESTA CONFORMADA POR CALCOPIRITA Y PIRITA

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Grupo Copacabana
    Rock description Grupo Copacabana

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.01623, -14.26445

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Control Estructural: La Mineralizacion Esta Emplazada En Las Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL PROSPECTO AFLORAN ROCAS INTRUSIVAS GRANODIORITICAS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1973

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sr. Pedro F. Loayza Mamani

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEBIDO A QUE NO SE TIENE LABORES SUBTERRANEAS QUE MUESTREN MEJOR LA ESTRUCTURA NO HA SIDO POSIBLE HACER CALCULO DE RESERVAS

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO TAJO ABIERTO DE 4MX4MX2M Y 1 PIQUE DE 4 M DE PROFUNDIDAD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VENEGAS HAUXWELL, FRANCO; INFORME MINA "SALVADOR", BMP 1974; COD. B2886

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR TRES ESTRUCTURAS CUYO RUMBO PROMEDIO ES N 75W Y 70-80 DE BUZ; CON POTENCIAS DE HASTA 4.00 M Y CORRIDAS DE 70 M

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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