El Libertador No. 7, Mina

Occurrence in Puno, Peru with commodities Lead, Silver
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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055058
MRDS ID PUN0145
Record type Site
Current site name El Libertador No. 7, Mina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.13456, -16.10854 (WGS84)
Elevation 4050

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 DISTRITO DE PICHACANI, PROV. PUNO. EL ACCESO SE HACE ASI: 44 KM CARRETERA ASFALTADA HASTA PUNO, PUN0-MOQUEGUA 50 KM, 8 KM TROCHA CARROZABLE, LUEGO SE SIGUE POR UN CAMINO DE HERRADURA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EL RELLENO MINERAL ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR GALENA EN HILILLOS FINOS Y EN CRISTALES DE 1 A 30 CM

Analytical data

Result 0.72% PB, 4.00 OZ/TC.AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Grupo Tacaza
    Rock description Grupo Tacaza
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.13456, -16.10854

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 AREA AFLORAN ROCAS VOLCANICAS CONSISTENTE EN DERRAMES ANDESITICOS Y AGLOMERADOS VOLCANICOS

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 Srs. Jorge Chavez Centellas Y Segundo Vidangos

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 40M

Comments on the workings information

  • SE HAN REALIZADO CORTADA DE 90 A 100 M, GALERIA DE 40 M Y UNA CHIMENEA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GORDILLO DELVOY, GUILLERMO; INFORME MINA "EL LIBERTADOR NO. 7", BMP 1959; COD. B4056

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ES DETA FORMADA POR UNA VETA DE RUMBO N 15W Y BUZ. 30-35; LA FRACTURA ES IRREGULAR.

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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