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La Virgen De La Candelaria, Mina

Past Producer in Puno, Peru with commodities Silver, Lead
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055050
MRDS ID PUN0137
Record type Site
Current site name La Virgen De La Candelaria, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.21373, -15.85105 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position A 19 KM DE VILQUE

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 ENCUENTRA UBICADO EN EL PARAJE MACHU QUEIRANI, DISTRITO TIQUILLACA. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA ASI: JULIACA-PUNO 43 KM (CARRET. ASFALTADA), PUNO-VILQUE 35 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA), VILQUE-MINA 19 KM (TROCHA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LA MINERALIZACION SE DISTRIBUYE EN FORMA DISCONTINUA E IRREGULAR DENTRO DE LA ESTRUCTURA; LA MINERALIZACION LO CONSTITUYE ARGENTITA Y GALENA EN GANGA DE CALCITAPIRITA Y OCASIONALMENTE OXIDO DE MANGANESO

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Caolinizacion

Analytical data

Result 1.50-2.00,11.00,5.10 % PB
Result 1.10,1.30,1.70,3.40,4.00 OZ/TC.AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.21373, -15.85105
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Estructural: Mineralizacion Emplazado Dentro De Fracturas

Comments on the geologic information

  • EN EL AREA AFLORAN ROCAS VOLCANICAS DE TIPO LAVICO, CONSTITUIDA POR ANDESITAS PORFIRITICAS DE COLORACION GRIS VERDOSA

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. Martin Guzman O.

Comments on the workings information

  • LAS LABORES REALIZADAS SON PEQUENOS CATEOS DE 1.5 A 4 M DE PROFUNDIDAD , CORTADAS DE 19,13.70 Y 12.40 M, GALERIAS DE 4.65, 3.40 Y 16 M TAJO ABIERTO DE 6 M DE LONGITUD Y UN PIQUE

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: POSIBILIDADES INDEFINIDAS POR LOS BAJOS VALORES OBTENIDOS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PENA ALARCON, LUIS; INFORME TECNICO MINA "LA VIRGEN DE LA CANDELARIA"; BMP. 1980, COD. B3833

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO MINERAL ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR TRES ESTRUCTURAS MINERALIZADAS DE RUMBO PROMEDIO N 50E Y N 85W, BUZ 53 SE Y 87 NW; CON LONGITUD DE AFLORAMIENTO DE 6, 9 Y 100 M; EN ALGUNOS DE ESTOS AFLORAMIENTOS SE OBSERVA FUERTES OXIDACIONES DE MANGANESO

Reporter information

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

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