Rosario No. 2, Mina

Occurrence in Puno, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055056
MRDS ID PUN0143
Record type Site
Current site name Rosario No. 2, Mina
Related records 10055055, 10055057

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.65041, -15.66801 (WGS84)
Elevation 4250
Relative position A 60 KM AL OESTE DE SANTA LUCIA

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 HDA. TOROYA. DISTRITO CABANA, PROV. SAN ROMAN. EL ACCESO SE REALIZA ASI: JULIACA-AREQUIPA-ALTO TOROYA 122KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA); 6 KM DE TROCHA CARROZABLE HASTA CASA-HACIENDA Y MINA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EL RELLENO MINERALIZADO OCURRE EN UNA MATRIZ DE CUARZO Y CALCITA, EL RELLENO UTIL COMPUESTO DE CALCOPIRITA EN GRANOS FINOS DISEMINADOS Y VARIEDADES OXIDADAS DE COBRE EN HILOS FINOS BANDEADOS COMPUESTOS DE MALAQUITA, AZURITA, ALGO DE CRISOCOLA, SE OBSERVA CANTIDADES VARIABLES DE PIRITA

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonitizacion

Analytical data

Result 3.20% CU, 1.5 OZ/TC.AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.65041, -15.66801

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 LA ZONA AFLORAN CALIZAS DE COLOR GRIS A PARDO; TAMBIEN SE OBSERVA SILLS DE ANDESITA Y PEQUENAS MANIFESTACIONES DE GRANODIORITA

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. Carlos Castillo Miranda

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HA REALIZADO UNA PEQUENA LABOR INCLINADA DE 3.50 M DE LONGITUD Y UN PIQUE DE 1.80 M DE PROFUNDIDAD

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: POSIBILIDADES INTERESANTES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CASTILLO M, CARLOS; INFORME MINA "ROSARIO NO. 2", BMP 1971; COD. B3951

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR UNA SOLA ESTRUCTURA DE RUMBO N 30E Y BUZ 26 NW, CON UNA LONGITUD AFLORANTE DE 50 M, ANCHO 0.30 M -0.60 M

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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