Balceadero, Prospecto

Producer in Puno, Peru with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055063
MRDS ID PUN0150
Record type Site
Current site name Balceadero, Prospecto
Related records 10055062, 10100772

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.33124, -13.20225 (WGS84)
Relative position SE ENCUENTRA A 75 KM AL SUROESTE DEL PUERTO MALDONADO

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 "BALCEADERO" SITUADO EN LAS PROXIMIDADES DE LA DESEMBOCADURA DEL RIO HUACLLUMBE EN EL NUSINISCATO. EL ACCESO ES: MACUSANI-PTO.LEGUIA 50 KM (CARRETERA AFIRMADA).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.33124, -13.20225

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR (TERRAZAS ALUVIALES)

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSITO DE PLACER, CONSTITUIDO POR UN PAQUETE DE MATERIAL AURIFERO QUE SUBYACE A UNA CAPA DE ARENA LIMOSA Y SUPREYACEN RN LUTITAS PIZARROSAS DE RUMBO E-W, CON BUZAMIENTO DE 75 AL SUR QUE CORRESPONDE AL BED-ROCK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cuenca Del Rio Marcapata

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ing. Venegas Hauxwell, Franco

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ING. VENEGAS HAUXWELL, FRANCO; INFORME TECNICO, "EVALUACION MINERA AURIFERA PRELIMINAR", BMP. 1978; COD.: B3162

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit YACIMIENTO, DEL TIPO PLACER, EL MATERIAL AURIFERO PRESENTA CLASTOS DE GRAN TAMANO, EN UNA MATRIZ DE ARENA, LIMO Y ARCILLA.
Deposit EN LA CUENCA DE MARCAPATA, EXISTEN ALREDEDOR DE 50 LAVADORES ARTESANALES QUE EN CONJUNTO PRODUCEN 2.00 KILOS DE ORO MENSUALES

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.